Winter at Valley Forge Bell Ringer Date: October 24th, 2016 Copy down Homework for Tonight D4 – A Critical Time – Due Tomorrow 2) Take out and blank sheet of paper and set it up like so… Winter at Valley Forge D5

D5 Winter at Valley Forge STATION A STATION B

STATION C STATION D

Homework for this Tonight! Hand in: D1 – VIP’s The American Revolution Due Today 10/24 D4 – A Critical Time Due Tomorrow D1 VIP’s is DUE TODAY Please Hand it in!

1) Who won the Battles of Long Island and White Plains in New York? Chapter 6 Review 1) Who won the Battles of Long Island and White Plains in New York? The Colonial Army The British Army

2) Why is Nathan Hale an American Legend? Chapter 6 Review 2) Why is Nathan Hale an American Legend? He was an American spy who gathered tons of intelligence. He was a British spy who gathered tons of intelligence. He was an American spy who was hanged for his beliefs. He was a British spy who was hanged for his beliefs.

3) How did George Washington outsmart the British in Trenton? Chapter 6 Review 3) How did George Washington outsmart the British in Trenton? He surrounded them on Christmas night. He forced them to surrender everything. He attacked them from both sides. He told his soldiers to lite fires at night and fled the scene.

4) Who allied with the Americans after the Battle of Saratoga? Chapter 6 Review 4) Who allied with the Americans after the Battle of Saratoga? The French The Spanish The Native Americans The Hessians

Battle of Saratoga…A Turning Point

Winter at Valley Forge After unsuccessfully engaging the British in a battle to prevent the capture of Philadelphia, Washington led his twelve thousand Continental soldiers into winter quarters at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. Although no military engagements were fought at Valley Forge, during the winter of 1777-78, the patriot soldiers waged an epic battle against deprivation, disease, and discouragement. Washington’s ill-fed, ill-equipped army, exhausted from long marches, worked in six-inch-deep snow to build log huts and defenses. Undernourished, inadequately clothed, and living in crowded, damp quarters, the men fell sick, with disease killing as many as 2,000. Although Washington petitioned Congress for relief, the fledgling treasury was unable to provide it. Nevertheless, Washington, assisted by Prussian General von Steuben, created an effective, well-trained fighting force. By spring, the army had been transformed in its crucible of suffering. Buoyed by new supplies and troops and the French guarantee of military aid, the Continental army emerged strong, well-disciplined, and confident.

Directions: With your group, go around to the four stations and answer the questions on your paper