The Importance Of George Washington's Letter To The Continental Congress

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From the beginning the Patriots were up against a larger army and less resources. George Washington struggled to obtain the needs of the men, advocating pay, to feed his men, and ways to provide structure to the army. This led to many of the militia not doing their job and caused strife between Washington and congress. The men apart of the militia quickly lost their drive behind the war after numerous losses. They were far away from home, with little food, no pay, and harsh weather conditions. Countless of time, Washington advocated for his soldiers to receive not only monetary wages, but land as well. Their drive was quickly out the window and this caused for conflict when they were called to serve. However, this took years to receive and numerous of times his army withered down to almost nothing. Washington stated in his letter to the Continental Congress that “if I was called upon to declare …show more content…
Washington wrote Congress multiple times till it appeared that he took matters in his own hands by writing the leaders of the counties passive aggressively asking for any food that could be spared for the soldiers. This shined a bad light on the Patriots, for the simple fact, that one of the acts that led to the start of the war was the Quartering Act. This act demanded soldiers to have a place to sleep but the colonists to provide them with food and rum. They did receive some help but it still was not enough even after the recruitment of soldiers began. There are many other key factors that led to issues among the Patriots, but the lack of drive the Militia had due to no income, the inability to control the Militia, and them dealing with a major food shortage and acting similar to the enemy were the top three among the list of issues. They were able to win the war with the help of the French and through trial and error, but there was no doubt the food shortage was the most significant

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