Reread this quote from george washington, and then answer the question.

what is the main reason washington thinks the game is "pretty near up"?



"i think the game is pretty near up, owing, in a great measure, to the insidious arts of the enemy…but principally to the accursed policy of short enlistments, and placing too great a dependence on the militia … "

– george washington

december 1776



a. the inherent weakness of the british military strategy

b. short enlistment policy for continental troops

c. not relying enough on the state militias