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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. Believing the American rebellion is over, citizens of which city flee fearing the opposing forces are nearing?

2. Who expands the Hessian army?

3. What do the British intend to do following their confrontation with the Americans on the New Jersey shoreline of the Hudson River?

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

5. The summer illness that plagues those fighting the Americans in the latter half of the 1770s strikes which troops?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What events at the end of 1776 are foreshadowed early within the chapter entitled "The Retreat?"

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

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

5. How does misinformation cost George Washington the Battle of Long Island in August of 1776?

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

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

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

9. Although the British eventually gain the upper hand at the Battle of Bunker Hill, what is it that so affects General William Howe?

10. "Washington's Crossing" by David Hackett Fischer is the story about what?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What approach does the British military take in pursuing the American rebels across New Jersey? What effort do they make to engage the Americans?How long do the British Howe brothers believe the rebellion will last? As the winter of 1776 approaches, rather than engage in conflict, what do the British forces do?

Essay Topic 2

How do the War Councils of George Washington and Charles Cornwallis compare? How large are their respective councils? Who are the members? How do the respective commanders conduct their councils when making decisions? What is Cornwallis' approach to utilizing his council? How does Washington rely upon his council?

Essay Topic 3

While not everyone's first choice as the commander-in-chief of the American army, why is Washington the best selection? What experience does Washington have as a commander? What is Washington's age and health at this time? What other factors come into play making Washington the optimum selection?

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