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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The British pacification policy runs into problems arising from a lack of supply, and troops commonly doing what?
(a) Exchanging British money.
(b) Purchasing from farmers.
(c) Foraging as needed.
(d) Purchasing from merchants.

3. How does General Washington respond to families, such as the Van Hornes, who pledge allegiance to the king?
(a) He does nothing other than look down on it.
(b) He deports them to a neutral island in the Caribbean Sea.
(c) He compels them to relinquish their property and financial assets.
(d) He orders them to trial on charges of treason.

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

5. The opposing forces' problems are not directly due to the Americans, but from the failing strength of the British and Hessian forces reulting from what?
(a) Massive iIllness being incurred.
(b) Running out of food.
(c) Being spread too thin.
(d) Desertion of troops.

6. In addition to size, intelligence, and energy, what additional criterion is considered when selecting the British light infantry?
(a) Marksmanship.
(b) Expertise with knives and sabers.
(c) Hand-to-hand fighting skills.
(d) Marital status.

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

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

9. What is the title of Thomas Paine's second pamphlet?
(a) The American Crisis.
(b) The Colonial Revolution.
(c) The American Revolution.
(d) The Colonial Crisis.

10. An illness tears through the troops that fight against the Americans during the summer of what year in the latter half of the 1770s?
(a) 1775.
(b) 1776.
(c) 1778.
(d) 1777.

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

12. What are the first British battalions to land?
(a) Grenadiers, then light infantry.
(b) Cavalry, then light infantry.
(c) Light infantry, then heavy artillery.
(d) Light infantry, then grenadiers.

13. General Washington believes that only 20% of British forces are on Long Island and are ready for battle. In reality, what is this percentage?
(a) 90%.
(b) 100%.
(c) 75%.
(d) 50%.

14. What do the people view Washington as being?
(a) A poor military leader.
(b) Best suited to plantation management.
(c) A true leader.
(d) Strictly a politician.

15. According to the author, during the American's retreat following their defeat in New York, how do the rebels behave?
(a) Like a beaten army in flight.
(b) Unlike a beaten army in skirmishes along the road.
(c) In full resistance to the British and Hessians.
(d) In stubborn resistance when they are nearly in equal opposition.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the American military system prove its superiority?

2. What factor plays a significant role in British military training?

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

4. The author describes Richard Stockton, as well as members of other notable New Jersey families, as having done what?

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

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