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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 troops are exhausted and want to move where to fully rest themselves?
(a) Germany.
(b) Boston.
(c) Better quarters.
(d) New York.

2. "Washington's Crossing" is a story about which war?
(a) Spanish-American.
(b) American Revolutionary.
(c) Mexican.
(d) French and Indian.

3. The Americans move to what state following their defeat in New York?
(a) Connecticut.
(b) Massachusetts.
(c) New Jersey.
(d) Delaware.

4. Where in New York Harbor do the British and Hessian armies arrive?
(a) Staten Island.
(b) Brooklyn.
(c) Manhatten.
(d) Long Island.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In a way, General William Howe might be acknowledging what subsequent outcome of sthe Battle at Bunker Hill?

2. When does Thomas Paine decide to publish another pamphlet similar to Common Sense?

3. What do the people view Washington as being?

4. The British peg Richard Stockton as a signer of the Declaration of Independence, capture him, and then compel him to do what?

5. Who is the best choice for Commander-in-Chief given his experience of command yet is young enough to take the field?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the British military approach training?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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