Which event contributed to the defeat of british troops in the south? a. the patriots improved at waging conventional warfare. b. british troops lost interest in the war. c. the patriots acquired better weapons than the british had. d. the british did not support loyalist militias adequately.

The correct answer is D) the British did not support Loyalist militias adequately.

The event that contributed to the defeat of British troops in the South was that the British did not support Loyalist militias adequately.

The British troops did not have enough support of the Loyalist in the South because the English did not prepare and support back the Loyalist militias. he British considered that they already had overwhelming support in the South and did not pay much attention in making sure their Loyalist had everything they needed.  

C) Congress forced the former confederate states to apply the bill of rights to rejoin the union

Explanation:

Beginning in the early 1900's, the Supreme Court said that the 14th Amendment means that the Bill of Rights applies to state governments as well. It does this because it says that states cannot deprive people of their "liberty" without due process of the law.