Washington crossing the delaware, emanuel leutze (1851) this painting of george washington leading troops across the delaware river in 1776 artistically depicts an important scene from the american revolution immediately prior to the battle of trenton. how did washington use the geography of the area to his advantage at the battle of trenton? a) he attacked during the winter, which was unheard of at the time. b) he attacked by crossing an icy river, which was a surprise move. c) he attacked by ascending a steep hill, which was a risky maneuver. eliminate d) he attacked by descending into a valley, which made the victory an easy one.

The correct answer is B. At the Battle of Trenton, George Washington lead his troops across the Delaware River, which was frozen. No one expected that, as it was a risky move to cross a frozen river in winter, with a snow storm whipping the soldiers (in fact, 2 soldiers died of exposure during the march).

Due to that, Hessian forces weren't guarding that flank, and the entrance of the American forces was a success.

The Battle of Trenton was a key moment of the American War of Independence, as it showed to the American population that the victory was possible.

nothing certain is known about what happened, but it seems that the country declined gradually, perhaps due to bad government, or, more likely, due to a series of bad harvests, which resulted in widespread and recurrent famine.

every of the four river valley civilizations, religion played an enormous role in shaping and cultivating each civilization. this essay will briefly discuss how religion formed the river valley people’s government and view on geography. religion dictated how the peoples of the river valley civilizations managed government and geography.

            religious leaders played prominent roles in every river valley civilizations form of government. from ancient egypt and mesopotamia to china’s historic empire and the indus river valley, all the river valley civilizations had significant religious figures. in ancient egypt, the pharaoh was revered as a god and therefore was given his right as supreme governing authority in the eyes of the people. the elusive emperors of china gained there governing rights by a mandate of heaven creating long lines of dynasties until the common people of china felt the dynasty had lost the favor of the gods. chinese emperors were not only governing leaders but also the spiritual leaders of ancient china. mesopotamian and indus river valley priests were referred as has head officials who had vast amounts of authority in these two civilizations primitive forms of democracy. religion shaped the structure and social caste of the four river valley civilizations.

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