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American Revolution
Valley Forge

American Revolution
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Valley Forge
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Reading Level
     edHelper's suggested reading level:   high interest, readability grades 4 to 5
     Flesch-Kincaid grade level:   2.62

Vocabulary
     challenging words:    against, supplies, death, defend, drills, improve, army, march, lived, dying, marches, charge, thousand, bare, alive, blood
     content words:    Valley Forge, In February, George Washington, Nathanael Greene

Valley Forge
By Cathy Pearl 		  
1     The soldiers who fought against England had a very hard time in the war. They did not have enough clothes or food. They marched in bare feet. They were hungry a lot. One of the worst times was at Valley Forge.
 
2     Eleven - thousand soldiers went to Valley Forge a week before Christmas. It was 1777. The army had just lost two major battles. They would stay at Valley Forge until spring in 1778. While they were there, almost 2,500 men died. Some starved to death. Some were very sick.
 
3     Washington thought that Valley Forge was a good place to camp. He was right. British soldiers could not surprise the troops. They also could not get farther into Pennsylvania. The area had hills which were easy to defend.
 
4     The winter was not very cold. This made it worse. The rain made the roads very muddy. Wagons could not get to the camp. It was hard to get enough food to eat. Many horses also died. The soldiers complained that there was not enough meat to eat.
 
5     When the men arrived, they did not have a place to sleep. They had to stay in tents. They were very cold. In February 1778, the men finished huts to sleep in. A hut could fit 12 people. The huts had fireplaces to help keep the men warm.

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