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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

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) Move with his family to South Carolina.
(c) Sail to Britain for the duration of the conflict.
(d) Pledge allegiance to the king and abandon the American cause.

2. At what rate does the Hessian army expand?
(a) Slowly.
(b) Somewhat quickly.
(c) Very rapidly.
(d) Steadily.

3. Congress grants George Washington the power to rebuild his army in the fashion they do because they know what?
(a) They have to include restrictions given their limited finances.
(b) He will not abuse this new power.
(c) He can not abuse the new powers given the restrictions.
(d) They have little alternative.

4. While officers of the Hessian army all have specific beliefs, by what are these men defined?
(a) Courage and wealth.
(b) Honor and aristocracy.
(c) Aristocracy and wealth.
(d) Courage and honor.

5. 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?
(a) Being spread too thin.
(b) Running out of food.
(c) Massive iIllness being incurred.
(d) Desertion of troops.

Short Answer Questions

1. In order to put the Americans down and keep them down, General William Howe feels the British will have to be what?

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. How does the American military system prove its superiority?

4. The Hessian troops are exhausted and want to move where to fully rest themselves?

5. Why do the British eventually hire the Hessian troops?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the British pacification policy run into problems arising from problems of supply?

2. Why is George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River considered the turning point in the American Revolutionary War?

3. What are two of the many ways in which the Americans display their lack of discipline and training?

4. What are the foundational elements behind the British military?

5. What is General William Howe's view regarding the British chances of defeating the American rebels following the Battle of Bunker Hill?

6. How might the officers of the Hessian army be described?

7. From what source do the Hessians draw their troops?

8. Why do the British and Hessians come to incur heavy losses as the war progresses?

9. "Washington's Crossing" by David Hackett Fischer is the story about what?

10. What causes the British to feel slightly vulnerable to attack?

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