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# Britain and the Southern Strategy
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/the-american-revolution/extras/britain-and-the-southern-strategy-1kdmew/
- Published: 2025-11-12T21:30:51.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-12T20:13:50.000Z
- Description: When it becomes clear that the British won’t win in New England, they set their sights on the South.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: The American Revolution, #ZZZ_Show_f16516f8-e9bd-49d8-b49b-96781c68070a, #v1.7, #ZZZ_Extra_b4d6a7ef-061d-4c39-a8ee-814473e49d37, #extra

When the British realize they won’t win in New England, they change their tactics. Instead of trying to keep all 13 colonies, they would focus on the most valuable – that meant those in the South. Southern colonies were part of an economic system that generated power and wealth for Britain. Plus, the British assumed there were more Loyalists in those areas who would come to their aid.