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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Hard Choices.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do the British eventually hire the Hessian troops?
(a) Fighting breaks out in the Colonies.
(b) A virtual mercenary, the monarch of Hesse, hires on at a bargain rate.
(c) The British fear fighting will soon break out.
(d) The monarch of Hesse is in deep need of funds.

2. In addition to a tendency to lose officers after long engagements in America, the British and Hessians suffer troop losses due to what?
(a) Exhaustion, frequently getting lost, and inferior equipment.
(b) Massive desertion, illness, and lack of food.
(c) Lack of food, comfort, and no contact with home.
(d) Illness, exhaustion, and lack of replacements.

3. What is the overall goal of the British in America?
(a) Ensure a victory in the Colonies at any cost.
(b) Flee the Colonies at the earliest possibility.
(c) Restore Colonial peace and order rather than continue a war.
(d) Achieve Colonial order upon a British war victory.

4. In what month of 1776 do the Americans lose the Battle of Long Island?
(a) Early September.
(b) June.
(c) July.
(d) August.

5. After George Washington's troops cross the Delaware River and head on to engage in a surprise attack on Trenton, the Americans continue in what status?
(a) Soaked, chilled to the bone.
(b) Damp, chilled to the bone.
(c) Dry, chilled to the bone.
(d) Soaked, not chilled.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Congress grant George Washington in order to build his new army?

2. What happens in December, 1776, that changes the course of the war?

3. Ultimately, the American artillery overpowers the Hessian guns, and the enemy does what when this happens in "The Surprise" battle?

4. How does British military training compare with that of the American Revolutionaries?

5. What are the first British battalions to land?

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