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

2. The first chapter, "The Rebels," foreshadows what events?
(a) The death of Washington prior to the end of the war.
(b) The struggles in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia and the Carolinas.
(c) The death of Benjamin Franklin prior to the end of the war..
(d) The hardest struggles yet to come in the Revolution.

3. The Hessian army is comprised of what type of soldiers?
(a) German.
(b) Polish.
(c) Swiss.
(d) Russian.

4. In a way, General William Howe might be acknowledging what subsequent outcome of sthe Battle at Bunker Hill?
(a) They will not lose with the support of the Hessians.
(b) The British are already defeated.
(c) Winning the battle means they will win the war.
(d) The British will never concede.

5. What do the British learn after mastering the skill of marching?
(a) Reconnaissance.
(b) Use of weapons.
(c) Physical exercise.
(d) Hand-to-hand combat.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. After General Washington leaves New York, where do the British follow the Americans over the Hudson River ?

4. What is the overall goal of the British in America?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. From what source do the Hessians draw their troops?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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