At the beginning of the war who seemed more likely to win the war?
When George Washington wrote to the Continental Congress in December 1777 describing the state of the army, what was morale like?
"The Continental Army, at least at first, was not exactly a force to be reckoned with."
What does "a force to be reckoned with" mean in the sentence above?
Who won the Battle of Long Island?
Cite evidence to from the text to support your answer to questions 4.
In the third paragraph on page 42 it says, "That is exactly what Washington did." What did Washington do?
In December 1777 Washington and his tired men limped into the Pennsylvania town of Valley Forge."
What does the word "limped" imply about the condition the soldiers were in when they arrived at Valley Forge?
Personification is a literary device whereby the author assigns human characteristics to something nonhuman. Locate an example of personification in the last paragraph on page 44.
Explain how the example you wrote on question 8 is personification.