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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. Washington is not everyone's first choice as Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army. Why is he selected?
(a) Southern delegates insist on a Georgian.
(b) Southern delegates insist on a Virginian.
(c) Northern delegates insist on a Pennsylvanian.
(d) Southern delegates insist on a North Carolinian.

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

3. The officers of the Hessian army all believe in hierarchy, order, and what else?
(a) The Protestant ethic.
(b) Low, leather boots without tassels.
(c) Roman Catholicism.
(d) Discipline.

4. Military training is important to the British as they feel it enforces what?
(a) Use of equipment.
(b) Troop obedience.
(c) Adoption of skills.
(d) Understanding of bugle calls.

5. In a way, General William Howe might be acknowledging what subsequent outcome of sthe Battle at Bunker Hill?
(a) They will not lose with the support of the Hessians.
(b) Winning the battle means they will win the war.
(c) The British are already defeated.
(d) The British will never concede.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do the people view Washington as being?

3. Admiral Lord Richard and General William Howe are stationed in the Colonies by whose orders?

4. Where does General William Howe become part of a strong demonstration intended to force the Colonists back to their proper allegiance?

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

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