THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
AMERICAN REVOLUTION SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT
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What transpired at Valley Forge?
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John Adams convinced delegates to the Continental Congress to declare independence from Britain
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Washington held his men together despite harsh weather conditions and a lack of supplies
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Thomas Jefferson penned the Declaration of Indpendace
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Abigail Adams wrote letters to her husband urging him to “remember the ladies"
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -At Valley Forge in the spring of 1778, the army joyously celebrated the formal French recognition of the United States as a sovereign power and valuable alliance with this leading European nation.
Detailed explanation-2: -At Valley Forge, there were shortages of everything from food to clothing to medicine. Washington’s men were sick from disease, hunger, and exposure. The Continental Army camped in crude log cabins and endured cold conditions while the Redcoats warmed themselves in colonial homes.
Detailed explanation-3: -The six-month encampment of General George Washington’s Continental Army at Valley Forge in the winter of 1777-1778 was a major turning point in the American Revolutionary War.
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