THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
AMERICAN REVOLUTION SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT
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It secured a new base to support permanent supply lines.
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It provided an opportunity for massive recruitment efforts.
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It involved extensive retraining led by professional soldiers.
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It enabled forces to stage a surprise attack on a nearby fort.
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Detailed explanation-1: -At Valley Forge, the Continentals struggled to manage a disastrous supply crisis while retraining and reorganizing their units. About 1, 700 to 2, 000 soldiers died from disease, possibly exacerbated by malnutrition. Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Detailed explanation-2: -Washington ordered his soldiers to build wooden huts for themselves, twelve by twelve feet each, and then search the countryside for straw to use as bedding. He hoped this would keep them warm since there were not enough blankets for everyone.
Detailed explanation-3: -Valley Forge was a naturally defensible plateau where they could train and recoup from the year’s battles while winter weather, impassable roads, and scant supplies stopped the fighting. With the British occupying Philadelphia, Washington decides to encamp at Valley Forge for the winter.