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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. 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.

2. 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) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

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

4. In the chapter entitled "The Crisis," the author notes people already use the title "his Excellency" when speaking to George Washington, but identifies what other term as having a very different tone to it?
(a) Despot.
(b) Oppressor.
(c) Tyrant.
(d) Dictator.

5. Admiral Lord Richard and General William Howe are stationed in the Colonies by whose orders?
(a) The British Parliment.
(b) The British Secretary of War.
(c) The British House of Commons.
(d) The British King.

Short Answer Questions

1. Initially, General Washington and his remaining troops flee Long Island to what location?

2. The first chapter, "The Rebels," foreshadows what events?

3. What do the people view Washington as being?

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

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

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

3. Why is it George Washington decides to cross the Delaware River and attack Trenton?

4. What does the author note regarding the roles order and discipline have in the victories and the defeats?

5. What are the foundational elements behind the British military?

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

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

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 the Hessian army become involved in the American Revolution?

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

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