How To Live At Valley Forge Dbq

There was a lot of sick people, but there was not a lot of people dying from the sickness. Firstly, in document A it stated there was “3,989 people sick out of the 8,000” who were there. So what that is saying there was about 50% of soldiers sick and in the Winter it is common to be sick especially in those conditions. Secondly there were only “1,800 out of the 12,000 men died in Valley Forge”(doc A). What this is saying is that there is only a 15% chance of dying and a 85% chance of living which that is pretty good odds. Also in the background essay it says “today we know that most of the army survived the winter. So, I would take those odds and stay at Valley Forge.

Soldiers fight for their lives against the harsh cold in Valley Forge. Many of them catch sickness and pass away. (Doc A) To be precise, nearly 4,000 catch an illness and 1,800 to 2,500 die. Originally, there were 12,000 soldiers staying at Valley Forge. One of the doctors stationed there, Dr. Waldo, wrote a diary about the general state of the encampment. (Doc C)He wrote how he felt and how the soldiers must have felt. He states it is easy to get sick and most, if not all, soldiers are already ill. William Henry Powell painted George Washington presenting the Congressional Committee to soldiers at Valley Forge. (Doc B) The soldiers at Valley Forge are very sickly and have ripped up clothes. The Congressional Committee looks fine. If soldiers

I am one of those people who would quit Valley Forge. Valley Forge is a winter camp that was developed in the year 1777 to prepare Washington’s army for war. The 18,000 soldiers would have to train for 7 months in the cold weather with limited supplies. I would leave Valley Forge, because from 18,000 healthy soldiers, soon became 7,000 soldiers getting ill, and 2,500 end up dying (Document A).

Would you fight for independence in the harsh conditions or stay home and hope for independence. During December 1777 George Washington led an army called the Continental Army of 12,000 men to take base at Valley Forge, PA which was 18 miles Northwest of Philadelphia. The question that I have to answer is; Valley Forge: Would you have quit?. This basically means that if you had to make a choice to not re-enlist or stay, which one would you choose. I am not re-enlisting or quitting valley forge because of the shortage of food, the terrible illness and dreadful accommodations.

During the revolutionary war, the valley forge soldiers fought the british for their freedom. The americans during the war had many battles and lots of death from illnesses and much more. Would you have left the war? If i quit, life will be better without any risks.

Though trouble and doubt we will prevail. This happened in the winter between 1777-1778. Valley Forge is a place about eighteen miles northwest of Philadelphia. A lot of soldiers are leaving when we need them to fight. Victory seemed a long way off; in fact for many, it seemed unlikely. Even though that has happened I have decided to not re-enlist for three reasons which are: conditions, health, and results of war.

From all the information I have, I can say that I would not have enlisted again into the Continental Army for three reasons: death rate, quality of life, and the sheer impossibility of the Continental Army beating the English troops.

If I had been a soldier in Valley Forge, I would have quit for an unlimited number of reasons. A few of theses reasons are disease, starvation, and lack of appropriate supplies and housing. One of my reasons to quit would be disease.

War is tough. You’ll experience near death experiences and come near the brink of death. But hey, as long as you're recognized as a hero, right? From the years of 1775-1778, the American Revolution was seeming formidable, nearly nonviable. The feeling and thought that you were going to make it out alive seemed cloudy and an impossible reality. From the ridiculous and frustrating acts made by the ruling British to the never-ending and gruesome battles, you wouldn't want to live there, let alone fight in the war that seemed to have no end. The lack of resources, the horrible weather, and amount of people killed are all reasons why I would've quit and left right there and then. What would you have done?

After arriving at Valley Forge Martin and his fellow soldiers were about to go through the famously long cold winter that awaited them. Martin wrote, “Our prospect was indeed dreary. In our miserable condition, to go into the wild woods and build us habitations to stay (not to live) in, in such a weak, starved and naked condition, was appalling in the highest degree” (Martin 89). He talks about lying there “two nights and one day, and had not a morsel of any thing to eat all the time” (Martin 90).

You wake up cold and slowly rise from your bare cot, shivering. You dress in you're only spare clothing, and peel back the ripped canvas tent door. As your bare feet step onto the snowy grass, a shiver runs down your spine. You are given a piece of bread, while you long for turkey and potatoes. You see many bodies being carried out of the makeshift hospitals, as you dread that you might be next. This is how a day in the life of the Revolutionary War soldiers went through while the army was in Valley Forge. Would you like to live in these conditions?

After long consideration, I have decided to leave because of the terrible conditions, high chances of illness or death, and the lack of supplies. I would leave Valley Forge because of the poor living conditions. Our huts were smokey from the fires we made to try to keep ourselves warm, and we sleep on the floor made of mud and straw. The cold harsh weather makes it very hard to live in Valley Forge for the next 3 or 4 months (Document C). We

Things are terrible at Valley Forge for the past couple months. I don’t think I can stand it any longer! Right now it is winter in 1777. I have served my time as a soldier in Valley Forge, but now I have to decide if I will quit or not. In this case, quit means to not re-enlist. A lot of soldiers are considering not to re-enlist. I have decided not to re-enlist for three reasons which are, the bad conditions, half of the soldiers are sick, and very cold/snowing.

They were placed near semi-arid areas where life would have been harsh even under an environment with conditions met with human standards along with its surroundings. In the winter, it was too cold, and during the summer, it was too hot. Although recreational activities were set up in the camps to pass the time, you were still severely limited in the set of actions you could do. Space was crowded, and the only set of locations that you could go to were schools, hospitals, bathrooms, libraries and post offices. Food in the camps were produced army-stye grub. In other words, it did not offer much variety and the quality of the foods didn’t exceed standards as to what a normal American citizen might think of what they eat. Because of how severely limited life was in these camps, 3,600 Japanese-Americans had volunteered to enter Armed forces. In 1945, some camps had allowed people living in them to return back to the West so they could get back home or start a new life, though the last camp closed on March

George Washington and his continental army were staying at a winter camp in Valley Forge in very bad conditions from December 1777 to June 1778. These “summer soldiers” are leaving, but some are staying loyal. If you had been at Valley Forge would you quit? I would quit because only 15% of people are dying, there is help on the way and because of the inspirational words of Thomas Paine from the “American Crisis”.