Blame for the Free Riding and Other Forms of Shirking

question 57

Multiple Choice

Blame for the free riding and other forms of shirking that hampered the early American Revolutionary War effort should be placed on which of the following?

• A) ineffective government
• B) unfit commanders and unwilling troops
• C) the intelligence network of the British monarchy
• D) the relative lack of sophistication of the weapons available

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