The Basic Military Strategy of the British in 1777 Was

Multiple Choice

The basic military strategy of the British in 1777 was to try to

A) control the entire Delaware Valley.
B) to cede the West as a minor, unimportant geographical region which lacked Indian allies who could help cause difficulties for Americans in the western areas.
C) sever New England from the rest of the states and paralyze the American cause.
D) hold all the colonial cities and let colonists control the countryside.
E) isolate the South with an early, lightning invasion of all of the southern colonies.