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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Thomas Paine's intention in publishing his second pamphlet?
(a) Analyze the course the revolution has taken, and where it stands.
(b) Revive army and civilian spirit for the revolutionary cause.
(c) Evaluate whether or not the American cause has reached an end.
(d) Consider if the losses in life and other costs are worth the price.

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

3. Rather than a retreat from New York, how does General Washington view the maneuver?
(a) As "resorting gear at the rear."
(b) As a "switch in fronts."
(c) As a "swing to the wing."
(d) As a "slide to the side."

4. What does Congress grant George Washington in order to build his new army?
(a) Full power using any means he sees fit.
(b) Reasonable power with limited restrictions.
(c) Full power within stipulated financial limitations.
(d) Highly limited power within strict guidelines.

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

6. An illness tears through the troops that fight against the Americans during the summer of what year in the latter half of the 1770s?
(a) 1775.
(b) 1776.
(c) 1778.
(d) 1777.

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

8. 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) Spring, 1777.
(b) Summer, 1776.
(c) Winter, 1776.
(d) Fall, 1776.

9. How extensively do the Americans display their lack of training and discipline?
(a) In a moderate number of ways.
(b) In few ways.
(c) In many ways.
(d) In virtually all ways.

10. After the British depart, Washington marches through what town with his troops and is hailed as a hero?
(a) Richmond.
(b) Boston.
(c) Hartford.
(d) New York.

11. When the Americans initially flee Long Island, what initially prevents their enemy from catching up?
(a) Low food supplies.
(b) Bad weather.
(c) Lack of boats with shallow water access.
(d) Low munitions supplies.

12. How are Admiral Lord Richard and General William Howe related?
(a) Step-brothers.
(b) First cousins.
(c) Uncle and nephew.
(d) Brothers.

13. Where does General William Howe become part of a strong demonstration intended to force the Colonists back to their proper allegiance?
(a) Trenton.
(b) Philadelphia.
(c) Boston.
(d) Long Island.

14. The first chapter, "The Rebels," foreshadows which battles?
(a) Merely sea battles.
(b) No battles.
(c) The biggest.
(d) Every battle.

15. Why do the British eventually hire the Hessian troops?
(a) Fighting breaks out in the Colonies.
(b) The monarch of Hesse is in deep need of funds.
(c) The British fear fighting will soon break out.
(d) A virtual mercenary, the monarch of Hesse, hires on at a bargain rate.

Short Answer Questions

1. In a way, General William Howe might be acknowledging what subsequent outcome of sthe Battle at Bunker Hill?

2. In what battle do the Americans lose New York to their enemy?

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

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

5. How successful is Thomas Paine in achieving his goal with his second pamphlet?

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