USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -False: The British had a large, well-trained army compared to the colonists. Hessians were hired German soldiers who fought for the colonists. Washington and his troops crossed the Delaware River and drove the enemy from Philadelphia.

Detailed explanation-2: -In the early years of the war, the size of the Continental Army dwindled largely because soldiers left as their years of service was completed. Washington and his troops crossed the Delaware River and drove the enemy from Philadelphia.

Detailed explanation-3: -General Washington chose to cross the Delaware River at this strategic point because it allowed his troops to cross without probable detection. After landing in New Jersey, the Continental army marched approximately nine miles through a perilous winter storm and engaged the Hessian garrison at the Battle of Trenton.

Detailed explanation-4: -Washington crossed the Delaware River so that his army could attack an isolated garrison of Hessian troops located at Trenton, New Jersey.

Detailed explanation-5: -Washington crossed the river with John Glover’s Marblehead mariners and upon arrival debated whether or not to cancel the entire operation because it was more than three hours behind schedule.