Valley Forge Research Paper

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I would not stay in valley forge. Valley forge was probably one of the hardest parts of the revolutionary war. I don’t think I would be able to survive the revolutionary war. There was just too many different things that could kill you all happening at the same place. Here are a few reasons why I wouldn’t stay for valley forge.
The first reason is the lack of supplies. The people at valley forge were running out of supplies. Firstly they were running out of food. They stayed there for the whole winter and mostly survived on fire cake and some meat. Fire cake is water and flour baked in a kettle. Secondly the living conditions. They were forced to live in wet, cramped with other people cabins. The next thing is medicine.Diseases such as typhoid,

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