Chapter 75. Reflections on The Southern Strategy and the End of the War, Chapter 7

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Correct. The answer is d. The author’s main point in this section of the chapter is that King George rejected British officials’ pleas to abandon the war and commanded them instead to pursue a new strategy that would capitalize on southern loyalists’ influence and destabilize the region. Despite its promise, however, the king’s clever plan backfired, inciting bitter fighting that led to Britain’s defeat.

Incorrect. The answer is d. The author’s main point in this section of the chapter is that King George rejected British officials’ pleas to abandon the war and commanded them instead to pursue a new strategy that would capitalize on southern loyalists’ influence and destabilize the region. Despite its promise, however, the king’s clever plan backfired, inciting bitter fighting that led to Britain’s defeat.

Correct. The answer is b. As evidence that the southern strategy initially showed considerable promise as a means to achieve a British victory, the author points to British forces’ quick conquest of Georgia in late 1778 and the willingness of 1,400 Georgians to swear allegiance to the king shortly afterward.

Incorrect. The answer is b. As evidence that the southern strategy initially showed considerable promise as a means to achieve a British victory, the author points to British forces’ quick conquest of Georgia in late 1778 and the willingness of 1,400 Georgians to swear allegiance to the king shortly afterward.

Correct. The answer is c. The author writes about General Clinton’s announcement that rebel masters’ slaves could seek refuge with the British army to support her argument that King George recognized slavery’s potential as a destabilizing factor in the South. This example demonstrates British leaders’ assumption that, by threatening to deprive rebel southerners of their slaves, they could sway them to support the loyalist cause.

Incorrect. The answer is c. The author writes about General Clinton’s announcement that rebel masters’ slaves could seek refuge with the British army to support her argument that King George recognized slavery’s potential as a destabilizing factor in the South. This example demonstrates British leaders’ assumption that, by threatening to deprive rebel southerners of their slaves, they could sway them to support the loyalist cause.

Correct. The answer is a. The author argues that the 1780 revelation of American general Benedict Arnold’s treachery revitalized rebel support in South Carolina and throughout the South. Patriots’ new energy and commitment to the fight taxed British forces significantly.

Incorrect. The answer is a. The author argues that the 1780 revelation of American general Benedict Arnold’s treachery revitalized rebel support in South Carolina and throughout the South. Patriots’ new energy and commitment to the fight taxed British forces significantly.

Correct. The answer is a. To support her argument that the British did not enter the war intending to free the slaves, the author calls attention to the fact that, when he began to run low on food and ammunition at Yorktown, General Cornwallis expelled his black recruits, including those who were sick or dying.

Incorrect. The answer is a. To support her argument that the British did not enter the war intending to free the slaves, the author calls attention to the fact that, when he began to run low on food and ammunition at Yorktown, General Cornwallis expelled his black recruits, including those who were sick or dying.

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