Valley Forge Would You Have Quit

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Valley Forge: Would you have quit

This is the time of bloody war where people died for their freedom. In 1777 through 1778 in the middle of the the winter at valley forge. They are 18 miles out of Philadelphia to fight for their freedom and they barely have any food to survive. Would you have quit if you were at valley forge. Quit meaning would you re-enlist. I have decided to not re-enlist for three reasons which are I don't want to die and the disease, they have no food and, the housing isn’t that great and the weather.

The first reason I will not re-enlist is I do not want to die and all of the diseases that our going around. There are many ways to die when you are their. All of doc c and a our about disease and dying. Some of

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