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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 do the people view Washington as being?
(a) Strictly a politician.
(b) A poor military leader.
(c) A true leader.
(d) Best suited to plantation management.

2. What other group of individuals plays both sides well during the American Revolutionary War?
(a) Merchants.
(b) Physicians.
(c) Farmers.
(d) Tavern and inn owners.

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

4. Where does the Americans' intelligence methodology work better than it had in New York?
(a) Harlem.
(b) Hudson River Valley.
(c) Harpers Ferry.
(d) Boston.

5. Through where do the British and Hessian troops continue to chase the rebels in pursuit of their goal?
(a) Eastern Pennsylvania.
(b) Southern New York.
(c) Southern New Jersey.
(d) Western Connecticut.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does the American Revolutionary War take place?

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

3. How certain is General William Howe about how successful the British army will be in opposition to the American rebels?

4. Who does not allow the Hessians the rest they request?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What causes the British to feel slightly vulnerable to attack?

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

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

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

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

6. How do the Hessians and British military forces differ in their approach to discipline?

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

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

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

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

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