THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
GEORGE WASHINGTONS LEADERSHIP AT TRENTON SARATOGA VALLEY FORGE
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He was willing to do the same as his men and stuck by their side
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It shows that he barked orders all the time
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He thought he was better than his men and felt like he should be treated at a higher standard.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -At Valley Forge, Washington stayed with his troops even though the other officers went home and the British officers were quartered in wealthy homes. Which of the following does this show about Washington’s character? He thought he was better than his men and felt like he should be treated at a higher standard.
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: -Friedrich Wilhelm Rudolf Gerhard August, Freiherr von Steuben, a Prussian military officer, arrives at General George Washington’s encampment at Valley Forge on February 23, 1778 and commences training soldiers in close-order drill, instilling new confidence and discipline in the demoralized Continental Army.
Detailed explanation-4: -General George Washington rented the Isaac Potts House for his military headquarters. Washington’s Headquarters, also known as the Isaac Potts House, is the structure used by General George Washington and his household during the 1777-1778 encampment of the Continental Army at Valley Forge.