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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. The Hessian system of discipline differs from that of the British in that the Hessians make greater use of what?

2. If a Hessian soldier misbehaves, who else suffers the same consequences?

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

4. After General Washington leaves New York, where do the British follow the Americans over the Hudson River ?

5. In order to put the Americans down and keep them down, General William Howe feels the British will have to be what?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does General William Howe act following the Battle of Bunker Hill?

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

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

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

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

9. Why do the British and Hessians come to incur heavy losses as the war progresses?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Americans arrive in Trenton around 7:30 a.m. Why do they still have a surprise attack? The Hessians are diligent, so what have they done to make them prone to a surprise attack? What makes the American army of volunteers with less training and discipline successful against a professional military with more of these attributes? How successful are the Americans in the execution of their attack, and what do they achieve?

Essay Topic 2

Why does the recruitment of new troops become of great concern to George Washington? How significant is the number of troops reaching their term? What are these men planning to do? What does the army offer those willing to reenlist? In addition to money, what do these men recognize about their remaining in the army?

Essay Topic 3

Why is the battle at the bridge at Assunpink Creek significant? Where is it situated? What is it the Americans' hope to accomplish there? What is it their opponents seek to do there? What do the Americans do to achieve success? How costly is this battle?

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