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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. What habits does General William Howe adopt after he recognizes the rebels' level of resistance?

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

3. According to the author, during the American's retreat following their defeat in New York, how do the rebels behave?

4. On what single most urgent task does Thoma Paine attempt to concentrate the mind of the nation?

5. In addition to a tendency to lose officers after long engagements in America, the British and Hessians suffer troop losses due to what?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the author note regarding the roles order and discipline have in the victories and the defeats?

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

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

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

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

7. As the winter of 1776 approaches, what view do the British develop regarding the American Revolution?

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

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

10. How does the British pacification policy run into problems arising from problems of supply?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Elaborate on how the British military approaches training of their elements. Why does the British military place so much emphasis on training? What two critical elements do they feel it reinforces? What emphasis does the British army place on organization? How do organization and discipline come into play as part of their training?

Essay Topic 2

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?

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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