THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
AMERICAN REVOLUTION SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT
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It was where General Washington and the Continental army camped in Pennsylvania and suffered through a harsh winter.
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It was where the British army forced the Continental army to evacuate its position outside of New York City.
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It was where General Washington and the Continental army captured a group of Hessian mercenaries on Christmas night.
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It was where the British army surrendered its fort after being fooled by the much smaller Continental army.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Valley Forge, in the American Revolution, Pennsylvania encampment grounds of the Continental Army under Gen. George Washington from December 19, 1777, to June 19, 1778, a period that marked the triumph of morale and military discipline over severe hardship.
Detailed explanation-2: -The army’s supply of basic necessities, like food and clothing, ran perpetually short; coupled with the wintertime cold, and the diseases that ran rampant through the camp, this lack of provisions created the infamously miserable conditions at Valley Forge.
Detailed explanation-3: -Despite the harsh conditions, Valley Forge is sometimes called the birthplace of the American army because, by June of 1778, the weary troops emerged with a rejuvenated spirit and confidence as a well-trained fighting force.
Detailed explanation-4: -After another defeat in Germantown in October, Washington encamped his army in Whitemarsh before moving to a more strategic location in Valley Forge. The Continental Army marched in to Valley Forge on December 19, 1777. For the next six months, Washington drilled his troops with the help of General von Steuben.