Valley Forge: Would you have quit? When I hear the question Valley Forge: would you have quit? The first thing I think of is how hard it had to be. Not only did some people die from various things‚ but people were getting very ill and sick. Even though this all sounds bad plus the other things the Continental Army had to go through I still would have stayed at Valley Forge to fight through it all for my country. There are many reasons to stay and fight for the Continental Army and for the
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Valley Forge: Would You Have Quit? The Continental Army was in the control of George Washington. General Washington was brilliant in devising plans and attacks. However to make General Washington’s plans and attacks successful he needed men. Not just any men‚ he needed men that were loyal‚ brave‚ and willing to fight. But these men were a lot more difficult to find than you’d think. Quitting would be sensible if you didn’t want to risk your life at Valley Forge. But General Washington needed men
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Valley Forge: Would you have quit? You see people like Bear Grylls doing survival shows‚ and showing you tricks to survive in the wilderness all the time. But have you ever wondered what it would be like if you had to survive in the cold‚ with not a lot of food‚ illness plagued your camp‚ and the stakes were your life? This was Valley Forge in the harsh winter of 1777-1778‚ were the continental army was suffering a brutal winter in huts on a farmer’s field‚ but question is. Would you have re-enlisted
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Would You Have Quit At Valley Forge? “What we know today was not known in late December 1777.” The soldiers had no idea that the French were coming to their aide‚ they thought that continuing in the in their present course at Valley Forge was sure to end in death. In the winter of 1777‚ the Continental Army under George Washington’s command‚ established the winter fort‚ Valley Forge‚ about 18 miles northwest of Philadelphia. The question asks if you had been a soldier at Valley Forge‚ would you’ve
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Valley Forge: Would You Quit? In Philadelphia‚ the winter of 1777‚ the situation was harsh and rough. General George Washington wanted a place where he could keep an eye on the British‚ and he decided to go with Valley Forge. Valley Forge was the turning point for the Revolutionary War. It was a place that men were starving to death‚ dying from sickness and diseases‚ and dying from being shot. George Washington decided to make a camp at Valley Forge with his troops and soldiers. He had a lot of
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When you go camping on a weekend trip‚ you never realize how many luxuries you brought with you such as food‚ water‚ clothing‚ and shelter. Once you run out of everything‚ no more food‚ clothes are all torn and dirty‚ you head out and leave‚ right? Well that’s not the story in the year 1776‚ when General George Washington was leading the rebel army into the Revolutionary War. He and his inexperienced militia set up a winter camp at a place called Valley Forge in Pennsylvania‚ but just a few miles
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Valley Forge Its 11 at night‚ I’m sitting here by the window talking to the moon‚ everyone is sleeping. It is a dark cold night. I can’t see anything but darkness. I can’t feel my legs. Every time I mutter a word I can feel as my lips crack and a drop of blood leaks out. In the smoke surrounding me from our fire I can make out a beautiful woman caressing her belly. She appears to be about 7 months pregnant. It’s my wife. This is the last memory I have of her. By this time my child should be about
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Valley Forge: Would you Quit? It’s like Thomas Paine said‚ “These are the times that try men’s souls.” (Paine 153) This is Valley Forge. It’s the middle of the Revolutionary War. Me‚ along with 12‚000 other soldiers are at Valley Forge. So far‚ there are a lot of bad of living conditions. The weather is too cold to bare and most of us don’t have shoes and are lacking in clothing. Twelve men share a room in a hut and there is bad ventilation. I don’t know if I should re-enlist or quit. For me
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Washington and his army set up a camp called Valley Forge‚ 18 miles out of Philadelphia. Terrible conditions and diseases came in and out of Valley Forge. Would I have quit Valley Forge? No I would have not quit because there is a lot of sick people but not of a lot of people are dying‚ Washington is getting help‚ and I don’t want to be a summer solder or a sunshine patriot because freedom is worth fighting for. One of the reasons I would not have quit‚ is because it stated that in document A There
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Valley Forge Essay Many of the men are starving and ill; I doubt i will even make it out alive. Two years into the Revolutionary War‚ the capital of Philadelphia was taken by the British. The Patriots had set up a winter camp at Valley Forge‚ 18 miles from Philadelphia in 1777. One question I have to ask myself is if I was a soldier at Valley Forge would have quit (leave and not re-enlist). I have decided to re-enlist for three reasons which are we need more soldiers‚ you could move up in rank
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