December 1777
What major city is located south of Valley Forge where the British were based during the winter?
What is Philadelphia?
What did the soldiers lack that made their winter at Valley Forge so difficult?
What is clothing and blankets?
Who was the military officer that helped train the soldiers at Valley Forge?
Who is Baron von Steuben?
What term is used to describe those who remained loyal to the British Crown during the American Revolution?
What are Loyalists?
Who was the American diplomat that sought French support for the revolution?
Benjamin Franklin.
In what month and year did George Washington settle his army at Valley Forge?
What is December 1777?
What did George Washington say was a proof of patience and obedience?
What is seeing men who desperately needed clothes and blankets dedicated to military drills?
What did Baron von Steuben help the soldiers to become?
What are better soldiers?
During the winter at Valley Forge, what kind of lifestyle did the British and Loyalists enjoy in Philadelphia?
What is a life of luxury?
What was the main reason King Louis XVI of France agreed to support the Patriots?
The victory at the Battle of Saratoga.
How many soldiers were with Washington at Valley Forge?
What is 12,000?
What did some soldiers do to protect their feet from the cold ground?
What is standing on their hats?
What was one of the key activities that soldiers engaged in under Baron von Steuben's instruction?
What is drilling and marching?
What types of activities did the British and Loyalists partake in while the Continental Army suffered?
What are parties, balls, and enjoying taverns?
What kind of support did France provide to the Patriots before the official alliance?
Supplies and ammunition.
What were the harsh conditions faced by the soldiers at Valley Forge?
What is lack of food, clothing, and shelter?
What did the soldiers primarily focus on during the winter?
What is getting food?
How did the training at Valley Forge impact the Continental Army?
What is it made them more disciplined and effective in battle?
What happened to most Patriots in Philadelphia during the winter of 1777-78?
What is they fled the city?
What did the ratified treaty with France in May 1778 entail?
Increased supplies, soldiers, and naval support.
How many soldiers died due to disease and malnutrition during the winter?
What is 2,000?
What was the major reason for the lack of supplies sent to Washington's army?
What are conflicts over funding between state authorities and Congress?
What was Baron von Steuben's nationality before joining the Continental Army?
What is Prussian?
Why were the Loyalists able to enjoy the comforts of Philadelphia while the Continental Army suffered?
What is because they were not facing the brutal winter conditions like the soldiers at Valley Forge?
How did French naval support impact the American Revolution?
It was crucial for defeating the British forces.