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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does General William Howe become part of a strong demonstration intended to force the Colonists back to their proper allegiance?
(a) Long Island.
(b) Philadelphia.
(c) Trenton.
(d) Boston.

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

3. As the British convene, at what pace does their training continue?
(a) Slowly.
(b) Sporadically.
(c) Moderately.
(d) Furiously.

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

5. The British military is very organized and feels training makes a significant contribution to what?
(a) Preservation of order.
(b) Morse Code.
(c) Scholastic apptitude.
(d) Flag signaling.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What habits does General William Howe adopt after he recognizes the rebels' level of resistance?

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

4. After what battle has General William Howe essentially given up?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does George Washington fare in Manhattan in 1776?

2. How does misinformation cost George Washington the Battle of Long Island in August of 1776?

3. Why is the war victory celebrated by Bostonians premature when the British leave town and George Washington and his men march through as heroes?

4. What is an interesting fact the author notes regarding the American attitude during their retreat through New Jersey?

5. Who are the British military's Howe brothers?

6. What does General Cornwallis instruct his troops to do in New Jersey?

7. How might the officers of the Hessian army be described?

8. Why is it in this chapter, "The Crisis," that the author mentions that some people refer to George Washington as a dictator?

9. How does General William Howe act following the Battle of Bunker Hill?

10. What do the Van Horne, Stockton, and other prominent New Jersey families, have in common during the Revolution?

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