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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How frequently does the leader of the Hessian army conduct drills?
2. 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?
3. "Washington's Crossing" details each battle fought from Brooklyn, Long Island, Manhattan, Fort Lee, Trenton, and ultimately where?
4. The author describes Richard Stockton, as well as members of other notable New Jersey families, as having done what?
5. Military training is important to the British as they feel it enforces what?
Short Essay Questions
1. What are two of the many ways in which the Americans display their lack of discipline and training?
2. What are the foundational elements behind the British military?
3. When they arrive in America, the British army consists of what elements?
4. What is an interesting fact the author notes regarding the American attitude during their retreat through New Jersey?
5. What do the Van Horne, Stockton, and other prominent New Jersey families, have in common during the Revolution?
6. Why is it in this chapter, "The Crisis," that the author mentions that some people refer to George Washington as a dictator?
7. How does General William Howe act following the Battle of Bunker Hill?
8. What does Thomas Paine seek to change with his second pamphlet, entitled "The American Crisis," in November 1776?
9. How does the British pacification policy run into problems arising from problems of supply?
10. How does misinformation cost George Washington the Battle of Long Island in August of 1776?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How do the Americans prevail at Princeton? Of what do they maintain control that keeps the British from fleeing and reinforcements from arriving? How difficult is the battle? Where do the Americans stand following the battles at Trenton and Princeton?
Essay Topic 2
After the Americans' victory at Trenton, what concerns George Washington? What type of an enemy has the American force awoken? Why does Washington view himself as being in a delicate spot? What are the chances of his ruining the American cause? What are Washington's concerns regarding the weather and state of his forces? What is Washington's view of his troops having to fight again on a frozen battlefield?
Essay Topic 3
The Hessians are legendary for their discipline as well as courage and obedience. How does discipline in the Hessian army differ from that in the British military? How much more or less strict is Hessian discipline? What use do they make of corporal punishment? How far does punishment for a soldier that misbehaves extend?
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