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The life in Valley Forge was hard. There were cold winters. Washington and his troops endured a winter of terrible suffering, lacking decent food, clothing and shelter. Washington's greatest challenge was keeping the continental army together. .
Valley Forge
The Victory at Saratoga and the promises from help from Europe boost-ed American morale. Even so, Washington's Continental Army had to face hard times as it suffered through the long, cold winter of 1777-1778 at a makeshift camp at Valley Forge.
ANSWER:George Washington's army of about 10,000 soldiers spent the winter camped in Valley Forge, about 20 miles northwest of Philadelphia. Many of the troops lacked shoes and other clothing. They also suffered from a severe shortage of food. By the spring of 1778, nearly a fourth of the soldiers had died of malnutrition, exposure to cold, and such diseases as smallpox and typhoid fever. Many soldiers deserted because of the horrid conditions.
The name of the valley where George Washington's army spent the long hard winter of 1777-78 is Valley Forge
they went to valley forge because pennslyvania was capture and washington wanted to recapture it by staying there. the british didn't want to attack in winter because it was hard so they waited for the warmer seasons to attack.
The American patriots faced a hard winter at Valley Forge.
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Clothing, food, shelter.