Question

Which of the following locations served as the headquarters for General Washington’s troops during the winter of 1777-1778?

Fort Lee, New Jersey
Long Island, New York
Harlem Heights, New York
Valley Forge, Pennsylvania

Answer 1

The Correct Answer is

Valley Forge, Pennsylvania

Step-by-step explanation:

• General Washington and his Continental Army spent the winter of 1777-1778 stationed at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania.
• For the very first month, the Continental troops were living in the tents which provide little help from the cold. but the soldiers of the Continental army were lack of warm clothes and many were without shoes.
• When soldiers had to go out they share their clothes because of lack of warm clothes, until 1778 that the soldiers finish building the huts and start living in with fireplaces to keep them warm from the cold.

Answer 2

It was primarily "Valley Forge, Pennsylvania" that served as the headquarters for General Washington’s troops during the winter of 1777-1778, which was an incredibly brutal winter in which many people died of exposure.