Should We Stay In Valley Forge Or Quit

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Soon March was approaching, and the army was considering one question, "Should we stay in Valley Forge or quit"? Valley Forge was a harsh, frigid place with temperatures low as 33 degrees. During the winter of 1777 and 1778, Washington ordered many soldiers in Valley Forge to fight with him as an army in order to gain freedom from England. However, many soldiers considered the question, "Had you been a soldier at Valley Forge would you have quit?" The definition of quit means not to re-enlist and to leave after your nine-month enlistment. I have decided to re-enlist because, help is needed to Washington's army, many soldiers got inspired by Thomas Paine's writing, and George Washington's leadership towards the army. The first reason

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