THE WINTER AT VALLEY FORGE

Why did Washington select Valley Forge?

• Safe distance from the town
• Good defense

What types of shelter did the MEN BUILD?

• Huts
• Poorly built log cabins

Where did Washington stay?

• Washington's Headquarters

When did the Patriots stay at Valley Forge?

• December 1777- June 1778

Who trained the Continental Army?

• General Friedrich von Steuben

WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES OF BEING AT VALLEY FORGE?

• Know when the British would attack

WHAT DID THE SOLDIERS INDURE AT VALLEY FORGE?

• Shelter
• Food
• Medicine
• Homesickness
• Boredom
• Training

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