The most important contribution of the seagoing privateers during the Revolutionary War was that they

A. gained control of the sea for the colonists.
B. successfully invaded the British West Indies.
C. captured hundreds of British merchant ships.
D. fought the British navy to a standstill.
E. made reliance on the French unnecessary.


Answer: C

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