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Valley Forge

Valley Forge. By: Mary Brown. Main Menu. WHO Was Involved?. American Soldiers General Washington Helped them survive in Valley Forge. Baron von Steuben Trained the American Soldiers. Washington’s Troop Stayed in the forest for the winter. British Soldiers

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Valley Forge

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  1. Valley Forge By: Mary Brown

  2. Main Menu

  3. WHO Was Involved? • American Soldiers • General Washington • Helped them survive in Valley Forge. • Baron von Steuben • Trained the American Soldiers. • Washington’s Troop • Stayed in the forest for the winter. • British Soldiers • The British Troops. • Kept the American Soldiers in • the woods all winter. MAIN MENU

  4. WHERE Did It Happen? • In the woods • Washington’s men stayed in the woods for the winter to escape the British. • Defeated • The American Soldiers were forced out of New York by the British. • The Americans were defeated in Brandywine and Germantown. MAIN MENU

  5. WHY Did It Happen? • Supplies • Americans needed more training. • The American Soldiers died because they didn’t have enough cloths. • Americans • The Americans were hiding from the British in the woods. • The American Troops were defeated in Brandywine and Germantown. MAIN MENU

  6. WHEN Did It Happen? • Agreement • May 6 news that an agreement got to Valley Forge. • Move out • In June Washington decided to move against the British. • Winter • The Americans stayed in the woods for the winter of 1777 and 1778. MAIN MENU

  7. WHAT Happened? • Food • The General had little food for the American Soldiers. • All they could eat was fire cakes and snow. • Winter • Some of the soldiers got sick and some died. • It was cold out so the soldiers cut down trees to make cabins. MAIN MENU

  8. OTHER Information • Getting Supplies • The French gave the Americans money to buy supplies like bullets and cloths. • Surrounded • Thousands of red coats were surrounding Washington’s Men. • Hard Winter • The American Soldiers had to spend the whole winter in Valley Forge. • They got sick and got frostbite. MAIN MENU

  9. BIBLIOGRAPHY Works Cited Charles, Carole. Survival at Valley Forge. Elgin: The Child’s World, 1943. Print. Fowler, William Morgan Jr. “Valley Forge.” World Book Online. World Book Online. Web. 26 Jan. 2011. <http://worldbookonline.com//?id=ar5797oo&st=the+winter+in+Valley+Forge#backtotop>. Knight, James E. The Winter at Valley Forge, Survival and Victory. Mahwah: Troll Associates, 1982. Print. Stein, R. Conrad. Cornerstones of Freedom the Story of Valley Forge. Chicago: Children’s Press, 1985. Print. MAIN MENU

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