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    The Cost Of Independence Imagine the year is 1777, and you are a soldier in the continental army. You are serving time at Valley Forge. The conditions of the camp where you live are horrible. There is very little food and disease. Your family is at home and you have an aging mother that needs assistance. Would you abandon your duty as a soldier and return home to help? “Victory seemed a long way off ; in fact for many it seemed unlikely.” Would such a long shot at victory and survival change

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    question 8, 9 and 10 but the number of correct responses stayed the same on question 16 which determined students did not gain additional information needed to answer questions 16. The unit could be expanded to discuss more information on how the Continental Army won the war with the help of allies since these types of questions were missed the most or showed the least amount of improvement. Although students already have an

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    Stay Loyal to the Continental Army? Staying in the army during this dark time of despair was a strong, loyal choice. Should soldiers have stayed? The winter of 1777-1778 in Valley Forge was a very tough time for the Continental Army. They were training for the American Revolution against Great Britain under the leadership of George Washington. They settled in Valley Forge because they wanted to be close to Philly and keep an eye on the British. It was a dark time for the army, but they pushed through

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    order to have a successful life. America was left in the hands of George Washington, who would fight until the end of the war for the freedoms that his people deserved. Multiple sources have shown that God was watching over Washington and the Continental Army because they were fighting for God’s natural rights to freedom. Numerous events occurred that could have changed the course of the war, but by God’s miraculous guidance the British were overthrown by the rebels to establish an independent nation

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    Colonists to join the Continental Army. Each soldier from the militia to the regular recruits had reasons to fight; many of these reasons were influenced by the first Age of Enlightenment and other reasons were formed by personal experiences with the conflicts of Britannia and the American Colonies. The movie, The Patriot, presented many reasons that are supported by major historical documents, such as the Declaration of

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    The Continental Army under the command of George Washington, while in the midst of the war on the British during the American Revolutionary war, employed militia as a supplementary force to help defeat their adversary. The hybrid threat here exists within the relationship between a conventional force (the Continental Army) and an unconventional force (the militia). Now, the hybrid threat text says that militia closely resembles or parallels the definition of paramilitary, but can also be an extension

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    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 where the Continental Army made camp in the winter from 1777-1778. Starvation, disease, malnutrition, and exposure to the weather killed more than 2,500 American soldiers by the end of February, 1778. General George Washington looking for a place to keep safe from the British and also the brutal winter that nearly diminished his troops. General

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    Americans in our history. The victory and the resulting independence from Great Britain could not have been accomplished without the leadership of George Washington. His exceptional leadership and wise decision making influenced the population, continental Congress, and the military. This efficient authority of his allowed for the successful defense of the country. His previous experience in warfare and his ability to unite his soldiers and the population made him the most influential military leader

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    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

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    colonies, why were we tolerating the harsh conditions and brawling for a strong cause? After the Battle of Lexington, Bunker Hill, and Saratoga, George Washington and his soldiers decided to build a winter camp in December of 1777. Being called the Continental Army, they settled down in Valley Forge, about 18 to 20 miles northwest of Philadelphia. While the British were sitting in their luxurious homes, the soldiers tolerated the 16’ by 14’ huts with problems such as the cold and smoke. However, George

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