Valley Forge

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Valley Forge

• Scavenger Hunt
• 4th Grade
• By Nicole Hackett
• West Chester University

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Directions

• Click on the link on each page to learn about
  Valley Forge and answer the questions on your
  answer sheet. You will need to hand that in to
  your teacher at the end.
• If you finish earlier than your classmates, there
  are some extra activities at the end.
• Have fun!

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• Click here
• Read Welcome to Valley Forge
• Valley Forge is the story of the six month
  encampment of the Continental Army of the newly
  formed United States of America under the command
  of General George Washington, a few miles from
  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
• There was no battle fought at Valley Forge
  between which two dates?

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Winter Camp at Valley Forge

• Click here
• Read the paragraph about Winter Camp at Valley
  Forge.
• How did the soldiers spend their first few months
  of the winter of 1777-1778?

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• George Washington
• Click on George Washington and read the paragraph
  about him.
• In what year did George Washington take command
  of the Continental Army?

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• Click here
• Review the list of historical figures.
• Name three officers who served with George
  Washington between 1777-1778.
• Be careful, and make sure they were officers
  between 1777-1778.

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General William Howe

• Click here
• Read a brief passage about Valley Forge,
  Pennsylvania.
• What city did General William Howe and his
  British troops take in September of 1777?
• How many men died that winter from cold, disease
  and malnutrition?
• What did Baron Friedrich von Steuben do with the
  army?

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General William Howe

• Click here
• Read a passage about General William Howe
• Who was General William Howes brother, and what
  did he do?

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Marquis De Lafayette

• Click here
• Read about Marquis De Lafayette
• Who is Marquis De Lafayette?
• What did he agree to?

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Congratulations!!

• You finished your scavenger hunt. Make sure you
  hand in your worksheet to your teacher. Thank
  you!
• Now you can go to the following pages and play
  some interactive games while you wait for your
  classmates to finish.
• Valley Forge Word Search
• Match the Washington