Question

After 1778, the British military adopted a strategy of

(A) using Native American allies to regain control of the West and then

march east to the Atlantic

(B) ending the revolution by cutting off New England from the rest of

the colonies

(C) adopting a defensive strategy and winning through attrition

(D) capturing key southern ports with the aid of loyalist militias, and then

advancing northward

(E) convincing Benedict Arnold to turn West Point over to the British

Answer 1

In general, after 1778, the British military adopted a strategy of "(D) capturing key southern ports with the aid of loyalist militias, and then advancing northward," since the Continental Army was continuing to receive large amounts of supplies from these ports.