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    Winter at Valley Forge It is the Winter of 1777 at Valley Forge American Soldier camp. Would you have quit? I would quit there is bad conditions, it's cold, and there's sickness. I would quit or not re-enlist because there is a disease going around! Many of us are hungry and very cold. We are 18 mile North of Philadelphia and it is freezing. Many are not even in a condition to fight! Sadly many are sick and wounded. The conditions are horrible there is smoke everywhere! “Skin and eyes are…

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    people in the war, victory seemed far off, in fact for many, it seemed unlikely. If you were a soldier at Valley Forge, would you have abandoned the war too? I am not going to re-enlist in the Revolutionary War because of the illness and death toll, the lack of provisions and quality supplies, and the low levels of enthusiasm left in the soldiers for the war. During the winter stay at Valley Forge, many soldiers were reported sick or unable to report to duty. The devastation was terrible, and…

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    Valley Forge was a winter camp for the colonists during December, 1777-1778. The colonists trained and fought there with courage, but some have died from diseases and lack of food. However, if I had been a soldier at Valley Forge, I would have stayed and fought with the other colonists instead of running away or quitting. One reason I would stay is because in the article “Estimates of Deaths at Valley Forge (Doc A)”, it states that only 1,800 people died out of 12,000 people in December. That is…

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    In December 1777-June 1778 George Washington made a winter camp for the Continental Army in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. It is difficult place to live. I would not quit because there is a lot of people sick but not of people dying, Washington is getting help, the conditions are bad, but there is a “spirit of Alacrity,” and I don’t want to be a summer soldier because freedom is worth fighting for. I would not quit because there are a lot of people sick people, but not a lot dying. In document A…

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    about the Continental Army at Valley Forge during the Revolutionary war. The Patriot side of the revolution was was not going so good in the first two years of the war. Some of the men were deserting General Washington and going home because they believed that there was no point of living in miserable conditions when there was little hope of winning the war. General Washington decided to take the troops that he did have left to build a camp at a place called Valley Forge in the winter of…

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    isn’t it? You might be able to answer this question, since you probably haven’t been in that situation. However, the starved, freezing, poorly clothed men that were stationed at Valley Forge during the winter of 1777-1778 could definitely answer this question. An additional question they had to ask themselves at Valley Forge was: “Will I re-enlist or will I quit?” If I would have been in a soldier’s shoes in those fateful winter days, I would have re-enlisted. The facts that there was honor in…

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    could have families that miss them every single day. They would be glad to see their loved one in person rather than through a letter. I know I would myself. From Document A, it talks about how many of the soldiers had died during the winter at Valley Forge. Around 15-21% of the soldiers had died during the winter because of things such as diseases and illnesses like smallpox. Surgeons have claimed to have a way for curing us militia of smallpox.…

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    frostbite, starvation, no help, and a dilemma if they should leave or continue fighting in the Continental Army. Valley Forge was the base camp of the Continental Army and a lookout over the British. During the time there, numerous soldiers died and the conditions of the area were harsh. So the question facing all the soldiers was, would you quit? As a soldier in the continental army at Valley Forge I am enlisting again because, I need to help the sick men, I want to stay loyal to my government,…

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    Valley Forge would you have quit? 1. The freedom of America. I would fight for my freedom. If I was a soldier, I would stay to fight because I would like my freedom to speak and use actions. I feel that I would want to say what I want to say. My actions is because of my religion. I would want to go to whatever church and believe what I believe. The first two years had gone well for the army. But after two years, George Washington has been unable to stop the British and a lot of his soldiers…

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    Blacksmithing History

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    Have you ever been bewildered about what life was like on a Texas plantation? After reading this you will hopefully have solved some of those absurd mysteries. What was life truly like as a slave? How did the ancients endure? How do you get tools when you can’t go to the store? Well, if you needed any weapons in the past, you would generally go to the blacksmith. Blacksmithing is a fascinating job that keeps the culture of medieval castles and knights alive. Understanding blacksmithing is a…

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