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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. Why do the British eventually hire the Hessian troops?
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. Although the Colonists do not win this episode, after what incident does General William Howe come to believe the British will lose the war?
5. According to the author, during the American's retreat following their defeat in New York, how do the rebels behave?
Short Essay Questions
1. How might the officers of the Hessian army be described?
2. Why was George Washington selected as commander-in-chief of the American army?
3. How does George Washington fare in Manhattan in 1776?
4. What events at the end of 1776 are foreshadowed early within the chapter entitled "The Retreat?"
5. Why do the British and Hessians come to incur heavy losses as the war progresses?
6. What does Thomas Paine seek to change with his second pamphlet, entitled "The American Crisis," in November 1776?
7. Why is it in this chapter, "The Crisis," that the author mentions that some people refer to George Washington as a dictator?
8. "Washington's Crossing" by David Hackett Fischer is the story about what?
9. Why is it George Washington decides to cross the Delaware River and attack Trenton?
10. As the winter of 1776 approaches, what view do the British develop regarding the American Revolution?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How do American rebel forces behave as they retreat across New Jersey? In what type of confrontations do they engage their enemy? Against what odds are the Americans fighting? What is the British impression of this?
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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