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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Plan of the Campaign.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 Washington prior to the end of the war.
(d) The death of Benjamin Franklin prior to the end of the war..

2. After what battle has General William Howe essentially given up?
(a) Bunker Hill.
(b) Long Island.
(c) Trenton.
(d) Yorktown.

3. Where in New York Harbor do the British and Hessian armies arrive?
(a) Staten Island.
(b) Brooklyn.
(c) Long Island.
(d) Manhatten.

4. Admiral Lord Richard and General William Howe are stationed in the Colonies by whose orders?
(a) The British King.
(b) The British House of Commons.
(c) The British Secretary of War.
(d) The British Parliment.

5. At the time of the American Revolution, which force is equal to the British army?
(a) Spanish army.
(b) Hessian army.
(c) French army.
(d) They have no equal.

Short Answer Questions

1. Military training is important to the British as they feel it enforces what?

2. "Washington's Crossing" details each battle fought from Brooklyn, Long Island, Manhattan, Fort Lee, Trenton, and ultimately where?

3. From where do most of the high-ranking Hessian officers come?

4. Why do the British opt not to hire the Hessian army to serve in the Colonies long before the American Revolution?

5. What habits does General William Howe adopt after he recognizes the rebels' level of resistance?

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