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

2. What is the overall goal of the British in America?
(a) Flee the Colonies at the earliest possibility.
(b) Restore Colonial peace and order rather than continue a war.
(c) Achieve Colonial order upon a British war victory.
(d) Ensure a victory in the Colonies at any cost.

3. Following their confrontation in November, 1776, near the New Jersey shoreline on the Hudson River, where does General Cornwallis instruct his troops to follow the Americans?
(a) Back to Philadelphia.
(b) Down to Baltimore.
(c) North to Boston.
(d) Clear across the state.

4. The British peg Richard Stockton as a signer of the Declaration of Independence, capture him, and then compel him to do what?
(a) Move with his family to South Carolina.
(b) Sail to Britain for the duration of the conflict.
(c) Serve nearly a year in British confinement.
(d) Pledge allegiance to the king and abandon the American cause.

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 Bunker Hill.
(b) The Battle of Long Island.
(c) The Battle of Trenton.
(d) The Battle of Yorktown.

Short Answer Questions

1. The first chapter, "The Rebels," foreshadows which battles?

2. An illness tears through the troops that fight against the Americans during the summer of what year in the latter half of the 1770s?

3. At the time of the American Revolution, which force is equal to the British army?

4. How frequently does the leader of the Hessian army conduct drills?

5. In what battle do the Americans lose New York to their enemy?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why is George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River considered the turning point in the American Revolutionary War?

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

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

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

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

9. How does the British military approach training?

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

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