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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. If a Hessian soldier misbehaves, who else suffers the same consequences?
(a) Fellow members in his family.
(b) Fellow troops in his regiment.
(c) Fellow citizens of his home village or town.
(d) Fellow troops in his squad.

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

3. The summer illness that plagues those fighting the Americans in the latter half of the 1770s strikes which troops?
(a) Hessian only.
(b) All opposed to the Americans.
(c) British only.
(d) Canadian.

4. How does British military training compare with that of the American Revolutionaries?
(a) Fairly similar.
(b) Significantly different.
(c) Identical.
(d) Virtually the same.

5. How many Hessian soldiers do the British hire?
(a) Several thousand.
(b) Several hundred.
(c) Tens of thousands.
(d) Hundreds of thousands.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what month of 1776 do the Americans lose the Battle of Long Island?

2. The Hessian troops are exhausted and want to move where to fully rest themselves?

3. The opposing forces' problems are not directly due to the Americans, but from the failing strength of the British and Hessian forces reulting from what?

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

5. Through where do the British and Hessian troops continue to chase the rebels in pursuit of their goal?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the British military approach training?

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

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

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

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

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

8. What are two of the many ways in which the Americans display their lack of discipline and training?

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

10. How does the Hessian army become involved in the American Revolution?

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