Valley Forge Primary Source Worksheet: American Revolution

This worksheet allows students to use a primary source document to learn about the problems the Continental Army faced at Valley Forge.

This activity is very easy to use. All you have to do is print off the primary source from the following website for classroom use or direct students to the website to answer the worksheet questions:

http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/valleyforge.htm

Click here to view the website.

The primary source document is labeled (The Continental Army at Valley Forge, 1777)

Students read the document and answer the questions on the worksheet. The worksheet includes 10 questions and has an answer sheet for the teacher. The worksheet can be used to generate classroom discussion or be used as homework. Feel free to modify this assignment as needed for your classes.

I would like to thank Dandy Doodles for the wonderful clip art!

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