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Unit 7 chapter 5 partner reading questions

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Question 1
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Question 2
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Question 3
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"The Continental Army, at least at first, was not exactly a force to be reckoned with."

What does "a force to be reckoned with" mean in the sentence above?

Question 4
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Question 5
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Cite evidence to from the text to support your answer to questions 4.

Question 6
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Question 7
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In December 1777 Washington and his tired men limped into the Pennsylvania town of Valley Forge."

What does the word "limped" imply about the condition the soldiers were in when they arrived at Valley Forge?

Question 8
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Personification is a literary device whereby the author assigns human characteristics to something nonhuman. Locate an example of personification in the last paragraph on page 44.

Question 9
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Explain how the example you wrote on question 8 is personification.

At the beginning of the war who seemed more likely to win the war?
British
Colonists
When George Washington wrote to the Continental Congress in December 1777 describing the state of the army, what was morale like?
low morale
high morale
Who won the Battle of Long Island?
British
Colonists
In the third paragraph on page 42 it says, "That is exactly what Washington did." What did Washington do?
surrendered to the British
asked for more support from the colonies
attacked when the British weren't expecting it
ordered the soldiers to go back