Round 1: Tossup 9

In reaction to the death of White Wolf’s daughter, members of his tribe killed a group of Americans traveling to this city in the Wagon Mound massacre. Jacob Snively led a group of bandits dubbed the “Battalion of Invincibles” that attacked merchants on their way to this city. Hugh McLeod (“muh-CLOUD”) led a poorly planned 1841 expedition to capture (10[1])this city. John Chivington’s forces destroyed the supply train of Henry (10[1])Hopkins Sibley’s forces (10[1])in a battle named for a pass southeast of (10[1])this city. (-5[2])A (10[1])tugboat that spilled whiskey into the San Francisco Bay was used by a railway named for (10[1])Atchison, (10[1])Topeka, (10[1]-5[2])and (10[1])this (10[1])city. (10[3]-5[1])Stephen Kearny (10[1])set up a military dictatorship in this city, the namesake of a route pioneered by William Becknell and traversed by Kit Carson. For 10 points, Franklin, Missouri was the start of a trail named for what (-5[1])New Mexico (10[1])city? ■END■ (10[7])

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