Why did the British feel they would have more success fighting in the South?

1)British believed that most Southerners were Loyalists and that if they gained territory in the South, the Southern Loyalists would hold it for them. ... 3) Southern seaports were closer to the British West Indies colonies- if they could capture Southern ports, they could easily move troops back and forth.

Explanation:

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in 1897, pershing became a tactical officer at west point, and that's where he was given the nickname "black jack." pershing's first name is "john," for which "jack" is a nickname, and he was a white man who commanded black troops. hence "black jack".