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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How frequently does the leader of the Hessian army conduct drills?
(a) Weekly.
(b) Alternating days.
(c) Sporadically.
(d) Daily.

2. What is the overall goal of the British in America?
(a) Flee the Colonies at the earliest possibility.
(b) Restore Colonial peace and order rather than continue a war.
(c) Ensure a victory in the Colonies at any cost.
(d) Achieve Colonial order upon a British war victory.

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

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

5. What does Congress grant George Washington in order to build his new army?
(a) Full power within stipulated financial limitations.
(b) Highly limited power within strict guidelines.
(c) Full power using any means he sees fit.
(d) Reasonable power with limited restrictions.

6. Through where do the British and Hessian troops continue to chase the rebels in pursuit of their goal?
(a) Southern New York.
(b) Eastern Pennsylvania.
(c) Southern New Jersey.
(d) Western Connecticut.

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

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

9. When the Americans initially flee Long Island, what initially prevents their enemy from catching up?
(a) Lack of boats with shallow water access.
(b) Bad weather.
(c) Low munitions supplies.
(d) Low food supplies.

10. When does Thomas Paine decide to publish another pamphlet similar to Common Sense?
(a) November, 1776.
(b) January, 1777.
(c) December, 1776.
(d) October, 1776.

11. What does the British militia instruct beyond a general attitude?
(a) Specific skills.
(b) How to swim.
(c) How to hunt and cook.
(d) Use of the telegraph.

12. How successful is Thomas Paine in achieving his goal with his second pamphlet?
(a) He is only partially successful.
(b) He is minimally successful.
(c) He has no success.
(d) He achieves it.

13. 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?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

14. 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 Parliment.
(d) The British Secretary of War.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At one point, what is it that haunts General William Howe about the Battle at Bunker Hill, which is eventually won by the British?

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

4. Who does not allow the Hessians the rest they request?

5. What is Thomas Paine's intention in publishing his second pamphlet?

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