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Winter at Valley Forge
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5th Grade
02/07/2012

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What is the date given for the Winter at Valley Forge?
Definition
The date for the Winter at Valley Forge is 1777-1778.
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Write a paragraph describing the living conditions under which Washington and his men found themselves when they first arrived in Valley Forge and the months in which they lived there.
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Who was General Baron Von Steuben?
Definition
General Baron Von Steuben turned the army into well-trained disciplined troops.
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With whom did France side during the war?
Definition
France sided with the Americans.
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Finish the following sentence: Washington's army emerged from Valley Forge
Definition
Smaller in number, but significantly better disciplined, and fortified by foreign allies.
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What was the Missouri Compromise?
Definition
Missouri could be a slave state if the new state of Maine was a "free" state. Also, there would not be any slave states north of 36 degrees latitude.
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What is cartography?
Definition
Cartography is map making.
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Why is Roanoke called the "Lost Colony"?
Definition
John White arrived with supplies from England, only to find that the colonists were missing.
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Who was John Smith?
Definition
John Smith helped the colonist survive by trading with the Indians.
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