Valley Forge

What was one of the hardest battles that the Continental Army ever fought?

• The battle for Philadelphia in December 1777

• The Battle of Mount Vernon in 1778

• The Battle against the winter from 1777 to 1778

• The battle against the British in Valley Forge in February 1778.

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

The purpose of the second paragraph in the passage is to:

• Show how many battles the British won against the Continental Army.

• Illustrate the battle to reclaim Philadelphia.

• Expand on the difficult winter conditions Washington's troops had to endure.

• Illustrate Washington's attempts to support his troops.

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

If the British soldiers had not stolen the Continental Army's supplies, how might the winter from 1777-1778 in Valley Forge have been different?

• Fewer Continental Army soldiers would have suffered as greatly during the winter from 1777-1778.

• The Continental army would have suffered just as much as they did without supplies.

• The Continental army would not have suffered from frostbite during the winter from 1777 to 1778.

• The British Army would have won the war against the Continental Army

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Read the following sentences: "The winter tested the loyalty of American troops. Some soldiers abandoned the army." The word loyalty most nearly means....

• focus

• commitment

• distraction

• strength

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CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4