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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. "Washington's Crossing" concerns what river?
(a) Connecticut.
(b) Delaware.
(c) Hudson.
(d) Potomac.

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

3. At what rate does the Hessian army expand?
(a) Somewhat quickly.
(b) Steadily.
(c) Very rapidly.
(d) Slowly.

4. What habits does General William Howe adopt after he recognizes the rebels' level of resistance?
(a) Carousing and gambling, indicating he cares little going forward.
(b) Praying, reading his Bible, and baptizing fellow soldiers.
(c) Demonstrating courage, conviction, and traits of a gentleman.
(d) Fighting harder, resisting longer, and refusing to yield.

5. Although the Colonists do not win this episode, after what incident does General William Howe come to believe the British will lose the war?
(a) The Battle of Trenton.
(b) The Battle of Long Island.
(c) The Battle of Bunker Hill.
(d) The Battle of Yorktown.

Short Answer Questions

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

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?

3. From where do most of the high-ranking Hessian officers come?

4. How does British military training compare with that of the American Revolutionaries?

5. Where does General William Howe become part of a strong demonstration intended to force the Colonists back to their proper allegiance?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the British military approach training?

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

3. When they arrive in America, the British army consists of what elements?

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

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

6. Although the British eventually gain the upper hand at the Battle of Bunker Hill, what is it that so affects General William Howe?

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

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

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

10. As the winter of 1776 approaches, what view do the British develop regarding the American Revolution?

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