where at Valley Forge. It was noth west of Philadelphia where the continental army stayed in the winter,also the area was named after an iron forge located at nearby valley creek. In some cases one out of third of the people did not have shoes in Valley forge. Womens in Valley forge they helped the soldiers with food,water,and supplies and etc. Valley Forge was a military camp in southern Pennsylvania.The American Continental army spent the winter of 1777-1778 during the American Revolution
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Battle of Bunker Hill The Battle of Bunker Hill took place on June 16,1775 at Breed's Hill near Charlestown, Massachusetts. The reason the battle is known as the Battle of Bunker Hill is because the colonial troops set up on the wrong hill, Breed's Hill instead of Bunker Hill. The colonist tried to set up on bunker hill because they learned that the British wanted control of Charlestown Heights which was a strategic point that overlooked Boston and the bay. Bunker Hill was a perfect defense point
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Nathan Hale, an impactful american revolutionist, continues to be admired and remembered by americans across the nation today. Born in Connecticut on June 7, 1755, Nathan was one of twelve children. He attended Yale university, where he became ardent to the cause of american freedom. although he studied to become a missionary, he was involved in many political conversations at school. Because of his passion for discussion, he learned how to debate and how to form an argument. upon graduating, Nathan
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Fort Pulaski, located on Cockspur Island just outside of Historic Savannah, Georgia, stands as a reminder of a turning point in military history. With the War of 1812 in mind, The United States government arranged for defense of major ports on the nation’s coast against invasion. The construction of Fort Pulaski was a component of east coast fortifications because it defended Savannah’s port, an economy-sustaining port. Officials saw the importance of Savannah’s port and the necessity for a fort
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Although George Washington accomplished many things, he faced many hardships in his pursuit of liberty and happiness. During the process of establishing the United States, Washington played a vital role ("George Washington"). Washington became an aide general of the Virginia settlement and was in charge of managing the districts militia, later became a colonel in the French and Indian War ("Founding Father"). Washington, who was a major of the Virginia militia at just twenty one faced hardships throughout
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The movie, “The Patriot” is a film starring a single father who swore to be pacifist after his wife's death. This soon changed when one of his sons came home wounded after being ambushed by the British Soldiers. Benjamin, the father, took it upon himself to help wounded soldiers from both sides, This is when the British troops came in and sentenced all the soldiers from the other side to death including Benjamin’s wounded son, Gabriel which was sentenced to be hanged. When they were taking him away
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The Siege of Yorktown, also known as the Battle of Yorktown, the Surrender at Yorktown, German Battle or the Siege of Little York,[a][b] ending on October 19, 1781, at Yorktown, Virginia, was a decisive victory by a combined force of American Continental Army troops led by General George Washington and French Army troops led by the Comte de Rochambeau over a British Army commanded by British peer and Lieutenant General Charles Cornwallis. The culmination of the Yorktown campaign, the siege proved
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From Dec 1777-June 1778 the Continental army stayed at Valley Forge with the leader George Washington. Valley Forge was a horrible place to stay for George and the continental army. Some soldiers quit because of the horrible conditions. Would you stay at Valley Forge? I would stay because only 15% of the people died. Illness estimates in Feb. was about 4000 out of the 8000 soldiers. This means 50% of the 8000 got sick. From Dec.-June, 1800 of 12000 soldiers died from illness. This evidence means
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efforts of the Continental army. This section of the book had a strong emphasis on the trials and defeats of the Continental army. We start off around The Battle of Long Island. The British, with double the troops of the Americans, surround Washington's’ fort and lay siege to it. Quickly defeated, the George Washington and the Continental army retreated to New Jersey, with the realization that they had low supplies, low fighting forces, and low faith from the troops. The Continental Army’s morale
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The British, led by Gen. Burgoyne tried to defeat the Americans by attempting to regain control over the 13 colonies, led by General Horatio Gates in 1776. This was a horrible battle that led to the loss of many lives, and was very bloody. By the next year, the British were starting to realize that they had a fight on their hands, and it wasn’t going to be as easy as they thought, to win. To stop the army from advancing their way from Montreal to Albany, Gen. Phillip Schuyler commanded his army
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