In your opinion, what did the loss of NY reveal about problems with the American strategy and weaknesses in the army?pages 80-114

If you are bound by a particular text's answer, I would
caution you to study this and place others' suggestions in that context.  I think that
the loss of New York as well as the early stages of frustration for Colonial forces
reflected the lack of international support and the overwhelming challenge of battling
the British.  The early challenges faced by the Colonial army were to be expected from a
short term perspective in fighting the British.  It was only when the conditions of
battles such as Saratoga and Valley Forge when we start seeing the British plan of
attack begin to falter as the Colonists were able to make more use of international
support as well as knowledge of their own geography over the British use of
intelligence.  I think that the loss of Long Island and other setbacks in the early
phases of the war reflected this lack of understanding about how victory was to be
achieved as well as a lack of resources from the international
community.