A PEP TALK AND

SURPRISE VICTORIES
7.5 Quick Quiz

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By the end of 1776, The British thought the war was just about won.
What did General Howe offer to the patriots?
A) a peace treaty that would allow the patriots to return to their
regular colonial lives IF they would pay a tax to the king
B) a pardon to all who signed a statement promising to remain in
peaceful obedience to the king
C) an end to the war and freedom for all regular army; and only
confinement for Continental Military Officers.

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To hold his troops together, to inspire their continued fight,
what did Washington read to them AFTER General Howes
generous offer?
A) Thomas Paines Common Sense
B) Thomas Paines The Crisis
C) The Declaration of Independence

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In order to show his troops the potential for success;
Washington outlined a daring attack on ____________; who
were camped for winter in Trenton.
A) Hessian Troops
B) General Howes 5th Infantry
C) General Burgoynes 3rd Battalion

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Late on December 25, 1776, Washington and his men crossed the icy
Delaware River. Washington told his men, that if their guns were too
wet to fire, use bayonets. When arriving in Trenton, the Continentals
were able to capture how many Hessians? How many men did
Washington lose?

A) 475 Hessians / 100 Continentals

B) 868 Hessians / 0 Continentals
C) 675 Hessians / 1 Continental

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A Week later, American forces captured another 300 British troops in
Princeton, NJ. What did this tell General Howe?
A) Capturing New York and offering pardons was not going to be
enough to win the war.
B) Mercenaries were an unreliable fighting force, in order to win
the war they regular British troops will have to do the job.
C) That Washingtons forces were formidable and could not be
beaten.