United States History Question of the Day


Engraving of American Revolutionary War battle
of White Marsh, near Philadelphia, 1777

(Source:Wikimedia Commons--public domain)


Question 0100120:

The British military strategy in the critical American Revolution year of 1777 was to

    (A)    build military strength in southern colonies
    (B)    isolate New England from the rest of the colonies
    (C)    occupy the city of Boston
    (D)    control all of the major cities of the colonies
    (E)    capture the Continental Congress


Answer and explanation