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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do the British opt not to hire the Hessian army to serve in the Colonies long before the American Revolution?
(a) They do not speak their language.
(b) They are not trustworthy.
(c) They are not sufficiently skilled.
(d) They are too costly.

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

3. Following their confrontation in November, 1776, near the New Jersey shoreline on the Hudson River, where does General Cornwallis instruct his troops to follow the Americans?
(a) North to Boston.
(b) Back to Philadelphia.
(c) Down to Baltimore.
(d) Clear across the state.

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

5. Where does the Americans' intelligence methodology work better than it had in New York?
(a) Harlem.
(b) Harpers Ferry.
(c) Hudson River Valley.
(d) Boston.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many Hessian soldiers do the British hire?

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

3. After the British depart, Washington marches through what town with his troops and is hailed as a hero?

4. Rather than a retreat from New York, how does General Washington view the maneuver?

5. "Washington's Crossing" is a story about which war?

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