What were American and British strategies for winning the war?
British Strategy: Punish and isolate Boston with Intolerable Acts and the battles of Lexington, Concord, and Breed's Hill (based on assumption that resistance was stemmed from a handful of radicals in New England)
American Strategy: Moral superiority, military ardor, knowledge of the land, and the use of militias.
What were the chief challenges the Americans faced in mounting the war, and how did they affect military strategy?
Maintaining enough Manpower. Enlistments would decrease after losses and after terms of enlistments were up, men would return home. This resulted in relying on militia to help win the war.
What were the constraints on the British in waging a war on American soil?
The British did not want to create chaos in the colonies, they were trying to preserve social and political order. They also needed support from the Loyalists.