Why was the winter of 1777-1778 so important in helping determine the

Why was the winter of 1777-1778 so important in helping determine the outcome of the Revolutionary War?

A) General Washington’s army was able to survive and replenish themselves through a very harsh winter residing at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania.
B) General Washington developed a new offensive strategy that focused on fighting battles in the Northeast and Middle Atlantic colonies.
C) General Howe developed a new military strategy that rejected the use of the British navy to harass the patriots up and down the Atlantic coast.
D) General Howe developed a new military strategy that avoided engaging the patriots in the Carolinas and Georgia because he did not think these three colonies were important to winning the war.

ANSWER
Answer: A