The British shifted to a southern strategy after 1778 because

A. the Continental Army was tied down defending the North.
B. they felt they could exploit loyalist support.
C. they felt they could exploit slave unrest.
D. they had been driven out of their beachheads in northern cities.


Answer: B

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