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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 is the title of Thomas Paine's second pamphlet?
2. Although the Colonists do not win this episode, after what incident does General William Howe come to believe the British will lose the war?
3. What factor plays a significant role in British military training?
4. The author's mentioning of Congress' taking steps toward a system of separate legislative and executive powers foreshadows what?
5. The American troops are given how many days' advance notice to get supplies and weaponry together to create the element of surprise in their attack on Trenton?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why was George Washington selected as commander-in-chief of the American army?
2. Why is the war victory celebrated by Bostonians premature when the British leave town and George Washington and his men march through as heroes?
3. How might the officers of the Hessian army be described?
4. Who are the British military's Howe brothers?
5. How does the British military approach training?
6. What are two of the many ways in which the Americans display their lack of discipline and training?
7. What causes the British to feel slightly vulnerable to attack?
8. What does Thomas Paine seek to change with his second pamphlet, entitled "The American Crisis," in November 1776?
9. What is General William Howe's view regarding the British chances of defeating the American rebels following the Battle of Bunker Hill?
10. Why is it in this chapter, "The Crisis," that the author mentions that some people refer to George Washington as a dictator?
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
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?
Essay Topic 3
How does New York come to fall to the British? What impact does poor military intelligence play in the Americans' loss of Long Island? What effect does weather play on the Americans' retreat to Manhattan? Where is the final battle that seals the fall of New York? What contributes to the Americans' loss of New York?
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