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

2. When does the American Revolutionary War take place?
(a) 1775-1883.
(b) 1754-1763.
(c) 1846-1848.
(d) 1898-1902.

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

4. 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) 100%.
(b) 75%.
(c) 90%.
(d) 50%.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. George Washington knows that the British are salivating over the prospect of invading and conquering what city as they wait for a river to freeze to allow them passage?

2. At what rate does the Hessian army expand?

3. In 1776, the British start to get cocky in their attitude toward the rebellion and do not think that it will survive beyond what point?

4. On what single most urgent task does Thoma Paine attempt to concentrate the mind of the nation?

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. Why was George Washington selected as commander-in-chief of the American army?

2. What is General William Howe's view regarding the British chances of defeating the American rebels following the Battle of Bunker Hill?

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

4. Why do the British and Hessians come to incur heavy losses as the war progresses?

5. "Washington's Crossing" by David Hackett Fischer is the story about what?

6. As their enemy comes to suffer heavy losses as the war progresses, why is it the American system proves superior?

7. What does Thomas Paine seek to change with his second pamphlet, entitled "The American Crisis," in November 1776?

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

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

10. What events at the end of 1776 are foreshadowed early within the chapter entitled "The Retreat?"

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