PLEASE HELP ASAP, EXAM QUESTION "I make no doubt, but your State has turned its views towards forming some obstacles against the enemy's ships and tenders [small supply ships], which may go up your rivers in quest of provisons, or for the purpose of destroying your towns. If you have depended on batteries [artillery units] to prevent them without any other obstruction, a trial of the matter has taught us to believe, that it will be altogether ineffectual; as, when under sail, with wind and tide in their favor, any damage they might receive from a battery will be of very little consequence."What does Washington think of using artillery to fight off British ships?
A. Artillery may accidentally cause destruction of the towns.
B. Artillery is the best method of keeping the British at a distance.
C. Artillery will only be effective if the ships have already set sail.
D. Artillery will not be effective against moving ships.