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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. Who expands the Hessian army?

2. If a Hessian soldier misbehaves, who else suffers the same consequences?

3. On what single most urgent task does Thoma Paine attempt to concentrate the mind of the nation?

4. From where do most of the high-ranking Hessian officers come?

5. "Washington's Crossing" details each battle fought from Brooklyn, Long Island, Manhattan, Fort Lee, Trenton, and ultimately where?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Thomas Paine seek to change with his second pamphlet, entitled "The American Crisis," in November 1776?

3. When they arrive in America, the British army consists of what elements?

4. How do the Hessians and British military forces differ in their approach to discipline?

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

6. Who are the British military's Howe brothers?

7. What do the Van Horne, Stockton, and other prominent New Jersey families, have in common during the Revolution?

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

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

10. How does George Washington fare in Manhattan in 1776?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In what ways do the American troops display their lack of discipline and training? How do they maintain their quarters? How organized are they? What is the initial level of American military intelligence? How do they demonstrate a lack of it? What costly mistakes do George Washington and his officers make?

Essay Topic 2

How crucial are discipline and order to the defeats and victories of each army? How do these issues come up throughout the duration of the conflict? How difficult are these lessons for the Americans to learn as they progress? How do the Americans eventually come to see the benefits?

Essay Topic 3

Why is the battle at the bridge at Assunpink Creek significant? Where is it situated? What is it the Americans' hope to accomplish there? What is it their opponents seek to do there? What do the Americans do to achieve success? How costly is this battle?

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