Why did general burgoyne take so long to meet up with st. leger and howe? a) winter snows slowed the journey. b) he did not have enough wagons. c) he decided to take shortcuts which led the men through swamps and forests. d) militiamen kept attacking.

General Burgoyne took so long to meet up with St. Leger and Howe because he decided to take shortcuts which led the men through swamps and forests and ultimately slowed them down.

Explanation: General Burgoyne planned to surprise attack Colonel Barry St. Leger and General William Howe by reaching the battlefield well before their prediction of the British Army's arrival. In order to reach the battlefield early, General Burgoyne directed his army to walk through swamps and deep forests. The army blindly followed the order of their General and ended up late and tired. The British Army was completely out of energy by the time it reached the battlefield and this finally led them to the loss in the war.

the first settlements began along the huang river because of the importance of the huang river in the beginning of china. it goes back to the story, “the tale of emperor yu”, which references the tale of the great flood, which was caused by the huang river and was believed to create and influence china’s making.

hygrometers and hair thermometers (often found as part of hygrometers/psychrometers) can be used to measure humidity. barometers are used to measure atmospheric pressure, while anemometers are used to measure wind speed. so the 2nd and 4th choices should be the correct answers.