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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Two Councils.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After their victory in New York, the British make plans to settle down for the winter. However, what distance factor works against them in a big way?
(a) Movement of their troops and equipment has been slow given the size.
(b) Ability to maintain effective communication and accurate intelligence.
(c) Fresh troops and supplies take a long time to reach America.
(d) Movement of their troops and equipment has been costly.

2. Who does not allow the Hessians the rest they request?
(a) Lieutenant Andreas von Wiederholdt.
(b) Friedrich Wilhelm II.
(c) General William Howe.
(d) Colonel Johann Gottlieb Rall.

3. When does the American Revolutionary War take place?
(a) 1754-1763.
(b) 1775-1883.
(c) 1846-1848.
(d) 1898-1902.

4. What are the British and Hessian troops noted for throughout the war in the Colonies?
(a) Getting to sleep after midnight every day.
(b) Getting a late start to their day.
(c) Getting a start before dawn every day.
(d) Getting an early start to their day.

5. The first chapter, "The Rebels," foreshadows what events?
(a) The hardest struggles yet to come in the Revolution.
(b) The struggles in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia and the Carolinas.
(c) The death of Benjamin Franklin prior to the end of the war..
(d) The death of Washington prior to the end of the war.

Short Answer Questions

1. Congress grants George Washington the power to rebuild his army in the fashion they do because they know what?

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

3. At the time of the American Revolution, which force is equal to the British army?

4. How do the soldiers of George Washington's army feel he stands in battle against their opponents?

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

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