14. Why did Washington and his troops cross the Delaware River in small boats on Christmas night, 1767? A) They were attempting to get home to their families to celebrate the holiday.

B) The weather was good and the troops hoped to find a sheltered place to rest.

C) Washington's troops were retreating from a Hessian attack force.

D) Washington was leading them to a surprise attack on the British at Trenton.

the dominoes began to fall. the surrender at appomattox took place a week later on april 9. while it was the most significant surrender to take place during the civil war, gen. robert e. lee, the confederacy's most respected commander, surrendered only his army of northern virginia to union gen. ulysses s. grant

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b. the passage of the equal rights amendment  

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this mean that anything that someone else could do they could do

to extend a country’s power and influence

the answer is b: an economic crisis throughout the country.