
Valley Forge Challenges
8th Grade · Social Studies · 45 min
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Learning Objective
I can describe the challenges faced by the Continental Army at Valley Forge.
- 1
The greatest battles at Valley Forge were fought against deadly diseases, hunger, and inadequate supplies.
- 2
The winter at Valley Forge was relatively mild, and the difficulties faced by the army were due more to rain than snow.
- 3
There is no eyewitness account or historical evidence to support the story of Washington praying in public, which was popularized by Parson Weems.


