The Causes Of Valley Forge

In December 1777 George Washington and his troops arrived at Valley Forge. Valley Forge was 18 miles away from Philadelphia. Soldiers, barely surviving without the proper resources. They were sick, hungry,and cold. So the question is: If I had the choice would I re-enlist? I would not re-enlist for three reasons.Lack of supplies, the loss of soldiers, and that we needed inspiration. Also while in the army soldiers probably thinking “Will I make it out alive?”

There was a lot of sick people, but there was not a lot of people dying from the sickness. Firstly, in document A it stated there was “3,989 people sick out of the 8,000” who were there. So what that is saying there was about 50% of soldiers sick and in the Winter it is common to be sick especially in those conditions. Secondly there were only “1,800 out of the 12,000 men died in Valley Forge”(doc A). What this is saying is that there is only a 15% chance of dying and a 85% chance of living which that is pretty good odds. Also in the background essay it says “today we know that most of the army survived the winter. So, I would take those odds and stay at Valley Forge.

The Continental Army, led by George Washington, spent the winter of 1777-1778 at Valley Forge. This was 20 miles outside of Philadelphia, where the British had taken control of earlier that year. The conditions were terrible at Valley Forge, the weather was freezing and many soldiers didn’t have many clothes, but they had to stay close enough to Philadelphia to keep an eye on the British (Washington leads). Although the weather was extremely cold and they had almost nothing for clothes, good did come out spending the winter at valley forge and denying the command of attacking mid winter. Washington got a chance to train his army, many wives came to Valley Forge

The wind howls in the treetops, and the biting cold sears into your feet. Nothing but bandages shields them from the Pennsylvanian winter, and the only source of comfort for your everlasting hunger is Firecake, made of flour and water. The American Colonies are now at war with the British to gain their independence, and Washington’s army is camped at Valley Forge during the winter of 1777-1778. Provisions are scarce and the army is in poor conditions. The soldiers are malnourished, terribly sick, and are suffering from lack of protection from the elements. Due to the time spent at Valley Forge, the Continental Army became weaker from the hardships it faced.

Valley Forge directly affected the American Revolution because it made the Continental Army stronger and led them to win the Revolutionary War. Valley Forge was a military encampment where Genereal Washingtons soldiers had to stay for the winter of 1777 to 1778. General Washington and his troops had fought in early December in what was the last major battle of 1777 at the Battle of White Marsh. General Washington created a plan to cut off the British from there supplies and keep the British in the area they were in. Diseases, starvation and lack of clothing was critical to the soldiers that stayed there in Valley Forge. General George Washington looked for a place for his soldiers to stay and found Valley Forge a strategically great place to

The third reason I will not re-enlist is that I do not want to die.It’s because I heard George Washington saying the illness estimate on December 23,1777 there was 2,898. Then on February 1, 1778 there was 3,989. Also the death estimates was December- June it was 1,800 to 2,500. This reason is causing me to not re-enlist because I would not want to die just because I had frostbite,getting a limb cut off, or dieing because the committee of congress would not give us enough supplies to survive the

Valley Forge is a place where Washington trained the colonists to fight with the British soldiers, even though it is cold, disease spreads, lack of food, bad equipments, and people dying, but for our better future we have to stay and train to become a better and confident soldier. According to The American Crisis by Thomas Paine, he told us that Although things are bad in Valley Forge we still have to fight for our country and break away from the horrible king that charges us a lot of money. According to the text Thomas Paine wrote that “Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.” This shows that King George is treating them badly and they have

I think that through these statements Wes is trying to pass the blame of his current position on the people who expected that he would be put in jail eventually and not take full responsibility for the actions that he made himself. However, I do think that these statements have held true for both of these men. In the author’s life, his mother, grandparents, and even people in positions above his at Valley Forge held high expectations for him. He eventually adapted those expectations as his own and worked hard to exceed them. Despite initial expectations of people such as police officers fearing that he would be caught disobeying the law again, he eventually lived up to the positive expectations of the people surrounding him. In the life of

Though trouble and doubt we will prevail. This happened in the winter between 1777-1778. Valley Forge is a place about eighteen miles northwest of Philadelphia. A lot of soldiers are leaving when we need them to fight. Victory seemed a long way off; in fact for many, it seemed unlikely. Even though that has happened I have decided to not re-enlist for three reasons which are: conditions, health, and results of war.

In 1777 Continental troops head toward Philadelphia to fight and take land from the British troops, but are stopped by a Tragic snow storm. Men stop and set up camp to get past the storm but sadly Men start dying from illness and weather. Some troops wanted to leave and other wanted to stay and fight. Here's is my three reasons why you should stay at valley forge. First and foremost about 12,000 men settled at valley forge and from December 1777 to February 1778 about 4,000 men died. These are tragic deaths but if you do the math you only have a ten percent of dyeing, and 90 percent of living. Also about only 50 percent of people get sick, so if you put both together you have a high chance of living. The second reason why to stay at valley

Valley Forge was a horrible event a lot of people got sick and even died from it, the army that lived there was the militia or continental congress’s army. They were really poor, they didn’t have enough food and they didn’t have the proper clothes that they needed for the winter, so most got hungry and died from starvation or died from illness because they didn’t have food and became very weak. When they slept, they had sixteen by fourteen huts that didn’t have a working chimney, so the smoke was always in their eyes.

The third reason I will not re-enlist is very cold and snowing! The medical, had to cut of some of my toes because I had frostbite so bad! But if I try and look on the bright side I finally got a pair for shoes. It is very cold here and there is fire in our huts but the smoke is horrible and that is making more of the soldiers sick. About 1,800 men have died from illnesses. (Bush 147) I HATE cold weather!

When a person is in a stressful situation on instinct they have two options, fight or flight. In war the same is true. War is not always bayonets and bullets, it’s the decisions you make during times of hardship. A soldier has to make the decision whether to keep fighting for what they believe in no matter what the stakes or to flee. In December of 1777, George Washington and his troops arrived at Valley Forge. Since the summer of 1775, all has gone well for the Continental Army. More recently Washington was presumably unable to stop General Howe and his British soldiers from claiming the national capital of Philadelphia. With Howe and his army of approximately 18,000 comfortably quartered in Philadelphia,

One of the reasons I wouldn't quit Valley Forge is because 50% of the people were sick but only 15% died. In document A it says “3989 (about 4000) out of 8000 were sick or unable to report for duty.” By February 1st, about 50% of soldiers were sick. But sickness is common around this time. For example, in our classroom about half of our students were sick. (Doc A) “1800 out of 12000 died”. 1800 out of 12000 soldiers may sound like a lot but it is actually only 15%. That's only 15% of all the soldiers dying. That's pretty good for being the “UnderDogs” in a war. This still gives you an 85% chance of living. So I would stay.

In Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, the author reveals the true motives of the Parson, a man overcome with godly love. Though Chaucer usually makes even the most evil of souls seem decent, he makes certain there is no other way to describe this person except as lawful and honest. The Parson sets a good Christian example in his character as a whole.