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Valley Forge Dbq Analysis

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Since the British settled in Philadelphia, colonists settled 15 miles northwest of it in a place called Valley Forge. It was cold and riddled in disease, but Washington was able to train troops and men were still patriotic. If I was at Valley Forge, I would be one of the people to stay there. One reason I would stay is because there wasn’t that many deaths in the first place (Doc A). The high amount of people there contributed to not a lot of deaths. Plus, out of them, only a portion died. Another reason is because they had some support(Doc B). George Washington showed his troops the Congressional Committee. This showed that they had some outside support. Lastly, if I left, I would be considered a coward (Doc D). The people who left were considered

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