THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
END OF THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR
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The weather was warmer and better for fighting.
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The Continental Army was less familiar with the landscape there.
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More Loyalists were there and might provide help to the British.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Believing the loyalists were strongest in the South and hoping to enlist the slaves in their cause–an objective that seems incompatible with a focus on Southern loyalists–the British turned their efforts to the South. In fact, the British had some important military successes in the South.
Detailed explanation-2: -In desperation, Britain abandoned the war in New England and turned their attention to the South. Colonists in the South were much more likely to be pro-British, and the Southern Strategy counted on these Loyalist, or Tory, forces to help them hold territory while the regular army moved on.
Detailed explanation-3: -Loyalists, often called Tories, were loyal to the crown for several reasons. They were mostly upper class and lived in cities and wanted to keep their wealth and land. Many had valuable ties with the British or jobs in the royal government.
Detailed explanation-4: -Loyalists wanted to pursue peaceful forms of protest because they believed that violence would give rise to mob rule or tyranny. They also believed that independence would mean the loss of economic benefits derived from membership in the British mercantile system.
Detailed explanation-5: -Colonists who supported the British cause in the American Revolution were Loyalists, often called Tories, or, occasionally, Royalists or King’s Men.