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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The March.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In order to put the Americans down and keep them down, General William Howe feels the British will have to be what?
(a) Very resistant.
(b) Very positive.
(c) Very aggressive.
(d) Very regressive.

2. In battles at what locations do the Americans learn important lessons about artillery?
(a) Baltimore and New York.
(b) Boston and Baltimore.
(c) Concord and Boston.
(d) Boston and New York.

3. What do the British intend to do following their confrontation with the Americans on the New Jersey shoreline of the Hudson River?
(a) Compel the Americans into surrendering.
(b) Engage the Americans in battle and defeat them.
(c) Force an American retreat without engaging them in battle.
(d) Defeat the Americans in battle with minimal casualties on either side.

4. Whatever happens, George Washington is adamant that he will strike against the enemy when?
(a) Before midnight.
(b) That day.
(c) By noon.
(d) By nightfall.

5. What are the first British battalions to land?
(a) Grenadiers, then light infantry.
(b) Light infantry, then heavy artillery.
(c) Cavalry, then light infantry.
(d) Light infantry, then grenadiers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Although the Colonists do not win this episode, after what incident does General William Howe come to believe the British will lose the war?

2. The American troops are given how many days' advance notice to get supplies and weaponry together to create the element of surprise in their attack on Trenton?

3. How does the artillery affect the mobility of the American army during their march toward Trenton?

4. The British military is very organized and feels training makes a significant contribution to what?

5. Where in New York Harbor do the British and Hessian armies arrive?

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