Question

The British attacked Washington DC for all of the following reasons, except ______________________ .

a. to get revenge on the US for attacking the British at Waterloo
b. it was the US capital city
c. the war in Europe had ended and they could afford to focus on the war with the Americans
d. they wanted to destroy and burn all government related offices

Answer 1

The British attacked Washington DC for all of the following reasons, except "a. to get revenge on the US for attacking the British at Waterloo," since this was a completely different war.