Which of these statements is true about Valley Forge? A. The British had to retreat from Valley Forge before an advancing Continental Army. B. After Valley Forge the Continental Army was better trained, with a new spirit of unity. C. French military commanders used Valley Forge as a base for raids into the frontier. D. During the winter the Americans defeated a large British army.

Look at the painting the lictors bring to brutus the bodies of his sons by jacques-louis david (1789). the most likely message this painting sends to french citizens is that one must be prepared to sacrifice their own children to preserve france. loyalty to one’s country stops short of sacrificing one’s own children. brutality is an integral part of revolution and the reign of terror. no one is immune to death, not even the leaders of the revolution.