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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Hard Choices.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The British peg Richard Stockton as a signer of the Declaration of Independence, capture him, and then compel him to do what?
(a) Serve nearly a year in British confinement.
(b) Sail to Britain for the duration of the conflict.
(c) Move with his family to South Carolina.
(d) Pledge allegiance to the king and abandon the American cause.

2. In addition to a tendency to lose officers after long engagements in America, the British and Hessians suffer troop losses due to what?
(a) Exhaustion, frequently getting lost, and inferior equipment.
(b) Massive desertion, illness, and lack of food.
(c) Illness, exhaustion, and lack of replacements.
(d) Lack of food, comfort, and no contact with home.

3. At the time of the American Revolution, which force is equal to the British army?
(a) French army.
(b) Spanish army.
(c) They have no equal.
(d) Hessian army.

4. The Hessian troops are exhausted and want to move where to fully rest themselves?
(a) Germany.
(b) Boston.
(c) Better quarters.
(d) New York.

5. In 1776, the British start to get cocky in their attitude toward the rebellion and do not think that it will survive beyond what point?
(a) Summer, 1776.
(b) Spring, 1777.
(c) Fall, 1776.
(d) Winter, 1776.

Short Answer Questions

1. How certain is General William Howe about how successful the British army will be in opposition to the American rebels?

2. While officers of the Hessian army all have specific beliefs, by what are these men defined?

3. 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?

4. Congress grants George Washington the power to rebuild his army in the fashion they do because they know what?

5. While he hates war passionately, Paine believes it is the lesser of two evils, the worse being what?

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