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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do the British eventually hire the Hessian troops?
(a) The monarch of Hesse is in deep need of funds.
(b) Fighting breaks out in the Colonies.
(c) The British fear fighting will soon break out.
(d) A virtual mercenary, the monarch of Hesse, hires on at a bargain rate.

2. The summer illness that plagues those fighting the Americans in the latter half of the 1770s strikes which troops?
(a) Canadian.
(b) British only.
(c) Hessian only.
(d) All opposed to the Americans.

3. Who expands the Hessian army?
(a) Andreas von Wiederholdt II.
(b) Wilhelm Karl Friedrich II.
(c) Johann Gottlieb II.
(d) Friedrich Wilhelm II.

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

5. Initially, General Washington and his remaining troops flee Long Island to what location?
(a) The Bronx.
(b) Queens.
(c) Staten Island.
(d) Manhattan.

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

7. 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 costly.
(b) Ability to maintain effective communication and accurate intelligence.
(c) Movement of their troops and equipment has been slow given the size.
(d) Fresh troops and supplies take a long time to reach America.

8. As George Washington makes plans for a surprise attack on Trenton, where do Richard and William Howe disperse the British forces?
(a) Throughout eastern New Jersey and New York.
(b) Across southern New Jersey.
(c) Far and wide throughout New Jersey.
(d) Across western New Jersey.

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

10. After the British depart, Washington marches through what town with his troops and is hailed as a hero?
(a) Hartford.
(b) Richmond.
(c) New York.
(d) Boston.

11. What is Thomas Paine's intention in publishing his second pamphlet?
(a) Evaluate whether or not the American cause has reached an end.
(b) Revive army and civilian spirit for the revolutionary cause.
(c) Consider if the losses in life and other costs are worth the price.
(d) Analyze the course the revolution has taken, and where it stands.

12. "Washington's Crossing" concerns what river?
(a) Hudson.
(b) Connecticut.
(c) Delaware.
(d) Potomac.

13. What is one important way the Americans display their lack of training and discipline?
(a) Their virtual inability to utilize firearms.
(b) Their maintaining their lodging in disarray and constantly soiled.
(c) Their lack of dedication to the cause in difficult times.
(d) Their unwillingness to give their lives to the effort.

14. The author believes that, as the Americans mature as a cohesive unit, they will eventually see the benefits of what?
(a) Order and discipline.
(b) Spiritual faith and discipline.
(c) Order and religiou faith.
(d) Intelligence and marching skills.

15. Congress grants George Washington the power to rebuild his army in the fashion they do because they know what?
(a) They have to include restrictions given their limited finances.
(b) He will not abuse this new power.
(c) He can not abuse the new powers given the restrictions.
(d) They have little alternative.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the best choice for Commander-in-Chief given his experience of command yet is young enough to take the field?

2. As the British convene, at what pace does their training continue?

3. The British pacification policy runs into problems arising from a lack of supply, and troops commonly doing what?

4. How does General Washington respond to families, such as the Van Hornes, who pledge allegiance to the king?

5. Although the Colonists do not win this episode, after what incident does General William Howe come to believe the British will lose the war?

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