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    Continental Army set up their post at Valley Forge, a military camp 18 miles northwest of Philadelphia. It was not big enough to be called a village - it only had a few fieldstone houses and a mill for forging iron. The Quaker farms in the area offered good food and support for Washington’s men, so they accepted. However, as the days went by, they realized that maybe that hadn’t been such a good idea. The soldiers in the Continental Army should have left Valley Forge because of death and illness, living

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    the winter camp at Valley Forge. Lifeless men dragged their feet lethargically on the deep snow while their tattered clothing blow in the howling wind. “A general cry [through] the Camp…. Among the Soldiers, ‘No Meat! No Meat!’- the Distant vales [echoed] back the melancholy sound - ‘No Meat! No Meat!”’(Document C). These were the dreadful living conditions the Continental Army faced during the winter of 1777. General Washington’s, the leader of the soldiers in Valley Forge, position was uncertain

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    Quit Valley Forge

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    spent their winter at Valley forge and I am one of them Many stayed for 2 years but many left at 9 months. If you were a soldier at valley Forge would you have quit? because of These three reasons I am not re enlisting, sickness, risk and conditions In Valley Forge the Huts were 16 by 14 feet and very cramped for 12 men to fit with all of their belongings. Winter was rough with the cold air in the sky and because of this many soldiers froze. Before I joined valey forge i heard about the tea act and

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    Valley Forge was a winter camp about 18 miles from Philadelphia that was under the guidance of General George Washington. It was a pitiful situation with many tragedies. If I were a soldier at Valley Forge I would of quit due to the disease and lack of supplies. To begin, I would of left Valley Forge due to the rampant disease. In document B it shows that, “deaths by disease 1800-2500”. The amount of deaths due to disease is very foreboding. The chance of someone dying by disease was chillingly

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    What would you do if you were a soldier under command of General Washington in valley forge in the winter? Would you stay or leave? The army has been at Valley Forge, PA for the whole winter, and some have quit and some have re-enlisted. I would not have re-enlisted because of the fact that I missed my family and I want to get back to them. One reason I would not have re-enlisted is because of the deaths from illnesses. Based on the analysis showing the deaths since the beginning of winter in document

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    Would you quit washington's army? At Valley Forge in Pennsylvania there was Washington's winter camp and, the camp was for the continental army to. At valley forge in December 1777 - June 1778 it was a difficult place to live. Would you have quit Washington's Army ? I would not quit Washington's army because… In doc D it sais ¨ I would not be a summer soldier because I would value things like freedom worth fighting for… The summer soldier … will in this crisis, shrink from the service of

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    Dbq Valley Forge

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    Valley Forge was the military camp in southeastern Pennsylvania, approximately 20 miles northwest of Philadelphia, where the American Continental Army spent the winter of 1777–78 during the American Revolutionary War. Ultimately this was our housing for the toughest of the tough in the most important battle for Americans alike. Freedom. And we wanted it bad. So bad enough we ditched England and made it so far to valley forge. And in modern day we awe at the bravery of these solders. But one. Everlasting

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    Valley Forge Essay

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    Valley Forge: Quit or Stay 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

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    Valley Forge Essay In the Winter of 1777, Washington created a winter camp 18 miles outside of Philadelphia in Pennsylvania called Valley Forge. This camp was for his army, the Continental Army, to stay over the Winter and it was a very difficult place to live in. If you were here as part of Washington's army, would you have quit on Washington and your fellow troops? I would not have quit on Washington because Washington is getting help, I'm not going to be a “Summer Soldier,” and there is still

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    There’s a part on a word doc. for the conclusion. Valley Forge I am a soldier at Valley Forge, sacrificing myself for my suffering country so that we all can be free from Britain's control. I am in tatter'd clothes and have barely enough food to survive, but I’ll go through this just so my country doesn't have to suffer any more. “The war started on December 1777, me along with the rest of the army camped out at Valley Forge (Roden 141).” “A few young women developed “scarlet fever,” a fascination

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