Why did the British turn their attention to the South?

A. French support in the North was too difficult to overcome.

B. The American win at Saratoga ended the stalemate in the North.

C. The South wanted the British to remain in control of America.

D. British troops required supplies available only in the South.

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Dylan Rivers

16 November, 20:45

Why did the British turn their attention to the South?

A. French support in the North was too difficult to overcome.

B. The American win at Saratoga ended the stalemate in the North.

C. The South wanted the British to remain in control of America.

D. British troops required supplies available only in the South.

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Lilliana Rowland · Answer 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.