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Document A - Valley Forge: Would You Have Quit?

Analyze Document A and then answer the following questions.

Estimates of Illness and Death at Valley Forge (December 1777 - February 1778). Total Soldiers at Valley Forge (estimates) December 1777 12,000 men; February 1778 8,000 men. Illness Estimates During Encampment (reported sick or unable to report for duty) December 23, 1777 2,898 men; February 1, 1778 3,989 men. Death Estimates Due to Illness During Encampment December through June 1,800 to 2,500.

Source: Varied sources including Noel F. Busch, Winter Quarters, Liveright, New York, 1974; and researchers at the William Clements Library of the University of Michigan.

Question 1

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On February 1, 1778, how many soldiers at Valley Forge were sick? What percentage was this?

Question 2

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What was the low estimate of the number of American soldiers who died at Valley Forge?

Question 3

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How could this document be used to argue for quitting the Continental Army?

Question 4

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How could this document be used to argue against quitting the Continental Army?

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