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    Valley Forge Essay- Would you stay or QUIT? I would have wanted to quit because of all the diseases that were occurring and I wouldn't have wanted to be the one to either get sick next or die next so i'm not taking any risks. I mean would you. But with constitution on our side we could have more supplies like clothes, gunpowder, food etc. Already we have had 1,800 to 2,500 deaths due to illness that's almost half of our army. We have to fight against not only the british but the cold harmful…

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    William Attaway 's Blood on the Forge Blood on the Forge is a gripping and tragic novel by William Attaway that tells a story about three brothers who face the violent oppression and hyper exploitation in their migration from the rural South to the industrial North of America. When Attaway was a child, his family was part of this population shift, thus this story wholly illustrates the tragedy and hardships of many African-American immigrants in those days. Blood on the Forge is considered a…

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    Valley Forge Dbq Analysis

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    Valley Forge. Washington had us here, trying to keep soldiers like me whose 9 month enlistment was almost up to stay. I had a choice, one month and I could leave, or stay and continue to fight. I would stay because I believe the healthy should fight if the sick cannot, support for General Washington and loyalty to the cause of freedom. I will re-enlist because the healthy should fight if the sick cannot. In Document A, it says that in December 1777 about 12,000 soldiers were at Valley…

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    War can kill in the typical ways such as gunshot or canonfire, but it can also kill in ways that one may not expect, as it did at Valley Forge during the Revolutionary War. In December of 1777, George Washington and his troops made camp at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania with the British army stationed comfortably nearby in Philadelphia. The winter was not kind to the American soldiers, as they suffered from frostbite, starvation, and many other things that negatively impacted their health. Despite…

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    Pigeon Forge Fires One November day two young juveniles set the beautiful mountains of Pigeon Forge on fire. Burning thousand of acres, homes of animals and human. The fire put a lot of pollution into the air killing many animals and even some human. It was the largest fire they have had in the past one hundred years changed life all over the world. There was schools closing, places evacuated, and roads being closed off. Shelters was being opened for families that homes burned and have nowhere…

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    Valley Forge: Would You Have Quit? Who likes to go fight outnumbered with half your army sick? Britain had an army of 18,000 men and they were staying in Philadelphia. Washington (United States) had a smaller army and decided to stay about 18 miles northwest in a place called Valley Forge. But Would I have quit Valley Forge without permission? I would have most definitely quit Valley Forge because we were outnumbered, the conditions were terrible, and the sickness was outrageous. I would have…

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    Valley Forge Book Report

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    Valley Forge “These are the times that try men’s souls.” (Paine) It is the spring of 1778, and things aren’t looking too bright here at Valley Forge. We have lost a lot of men due to sickness and the harsh, frozen elements, but our biggest problem is that the soldiers who were suppose to be fighting for our country are just giving up and not re-enlisting. Am I going to be a part of those men? I am half starved and living in a house filled with smoke and my lungs can’t take it anymore.…

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    began our visit with a short video of historical events that occurred at valley Forge such as it being the site of the third winter encampment of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. The area was said to be the birthplace of the American army, which is why soldiers today visit there before they are stationed elsewhere. We continued our day with a trolley ride to several locations around Valley Forge. One area that caught my attention was the campsite where log cabins were…

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    Valley Forge: Would you have quit? I probably would have quit. The conditions were terrible, many died, people were deserting because they didn’t want to stay. I’m not saying it didn’t have it’s good times. In the end the bad outweighed the good. (Document B). They had leaders that were trying to help them, but it did not help as much as they thought it would. In the picture it shows George Washington with the committee of congress and the soldiers. Both parties seem to be upset. If there…

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    that was set up at Valley Forge. It wasn't a pleasure to stay at that place at the time, but those people managed to stay alive while being there. In fact, in 1777 up to 2,500 people died due to illness. People didn't have a very good chance of surviving at that time, as a matter of fact, people living at the camp had about 10% chance that they would receive sickness, coupled with wars and fights. In 1776 it wasn't very pleasing to live at the winter camp in Valley Forge. Soldiers in the…

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