Which of the following sentences best reflects the controlling idea of the selection “How Secret Messages Tipped the Scales”?

Which of the following sentences best reflects the controlling idea of the selection “How Secret Messages Tipped the Scales”?

During the Revolutionary War, when Washington commanded the Continental army, he used many deceptive tactics to give his forces an advantage over the stronger British forces.

If not for these secret messages gathered by Washington’s spies, the Revolutionary War may have turned out differently.

Washington managed his own information-gathering agency during the Revolutionary War.

Washington had good reason to consider new strategies during the height of the Revolutionary War.

If not for these secret messages gathered by Washington’s spies, the Revolutionary War may have turned out differently.