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Teaching EXCERPT: Washington at Valley Forge (1778)

EXCERPT: Washington at Valley Forge (1778)

Cold, hunger, and sickness marked the Continental Army's stay at Valley Forge in Pennsylvania. Today, Valley Forge's wide fields are dotted with revolutionary relics, reminders of the brutal winter endured by Washington's troops.

USHistory.org

ESSENTIAL QUESTION:

If you were George Washington at this time, would you be hopeful that the Continental Army would eventually win independence?
STANDARDS:
RH.1 - Meaning & Evidence, RH.2 - Main Ideas

DEPTH OF KNOWLEDGE (DOK) LEVELS:

1,3
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