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2 George Washington  George Washington was the only general involved because this was not a conflict.  George Washington instructed his men to build each cabin to be 14 feet by 15 feet with 12 men in each cabin  George had about 12,000 men at Jockey Hollow

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5  This was merely a camping site for the winter for Washington’s troops.  More than 20 snowstorms blasted the camp throughout the winter.  The location was chosen because of surrounding cities/villages that held people who supported the revolution and its cause

6  All the fortifications and buildings made to a certain code.  Washington brought troops to camp at Jockey Hollow on October 19, 1779  Soldiers used the camp until June of 1780  The winter Jockey Hollow was used was one of the coldest winters of the war  Jockey hollow is now considered a national park.

7  Each cabin held 12 men.  Jockey Hollow is located in Morristown NJ.  Washington chose to camp here because he was 31 miles from New York. This means he would have time to prepare a defense in case of British movement.

8 Resource #1 http://www.revolutionarywararchives.org/coldwinter.html http://www.revolutionarywararchives.org/coldwinter.html Resource #2 http://www.stateparks.com/morristown.html http://www.stateparks.com/morristown.html Resource #3 http://www.njskylands.com/hsmtnhp.htm http://www.njskylands.com/hsmtnhp.htm Resource #4


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