Essay On Valley Forge

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The Small Will to Fight With Very Little Might The cold was the most overwhelming it had ever been, and the men inside were dying from dying from illnesses and starvation. All of the problems, it’s just… too much, it’s hard to handle. The American soldiers just arrived at Valley Forge at were attempting to set up. They had very minimal food and were living poorly, they were all cold, discouraged, and about half were sick. All of these men from the Continental Army were at Valley Forge, some on the verge of death. If you were at Valley Forge, would you have abandoned the American Army in times of trouble? If I were a soldier at Valley Forge, I would have left because of all the illnesses that spread from the soldiers, Washington’s words According to Document B, George Washington had presented the Congressional Committee to soldiers at Valley Forge, along with a little speech about how much he wants to win the war What he said was meant to be motivational, but it might have unintentionally scared some soldiers into not wanting to fight anymore. If I was frightened by what Washington said, I would definitely not have stayed in the American Army. The final reason I would have abandoned Valley Forge was because of the lack of food and poor living quality. When the soldier arrived at Valley Forge, they didn’t have a lot of resources because not a lot of people were supporting them. Therefore, they were all given very little food so they could ration it all out and were forced to live in small huts, according to Document C. I would have rather go home to my family and live in at least moderate comfort than have to fight and live extremely poorly. In conclusion, I would have abandoned Valley Forge because of all the spreading illnesses, Washington’s “discouraging” words at Valley Forge, and the lack of food and a nice living quality. I feel that the Americans have a major disadvantage in this Revolutionary War. They don’t have too many resources because of the small amount of people supporting them. For now, the Americans must with the war with what they’ve

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