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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Hessians.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the British militia instruct beyond a general attitude?
(a) How to hunt and cook.
(b) Use of the telegraph.
(c) Specific skills.
(d) How to swim.

2. How many Hessian soldiers do the British hire?
(a) Several hundred.
(b) Tens of thousands.
(c) Several thousand.
(d) Hundreds of thousands.

3. The British military is very organized and feels training makes a significant contribution to what?
(a) Morse Code.
(b) Preservation of order.
(c) Scholastic apptitude.
(d) Flag signaling.

4. Washington is not everyone's first choice as Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army. Why is he selected?
(a) Northern delegates insist on a Pennsylvanian.
(b) Southern delegates insist on a North Carolinian.
(c) Southern delegates insist on a Virginian.
(d) Southern delegates insist on a Georgian.

5. When does the American Revolutionary War take place?
(a) 1898-1902.
(b) 1775-1883.
(c) 1754-1763.
(d) 1846-1848.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the first British battalions to land?

2. "Washington's Crossing" concerns what river?

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

4. Who expands the Hessian army?

5. What type of concept is the British light infantry?

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