Britain wanted to in the mid-1800s have less land in the New World to support and defend. Which is the best way to revise the sentence? Britain wanted to support in the mid-1800s and defend less land in the New World. Britain wanted to support in the mid-1800s and defend less land in the New World. In the mid-1800s, Britain wanted to in the New World have less land to support and defend. In the mid-1800s, Britain wanted to in the New World have less land to support and defend. Britain in the New World wanted less land to support in the mid-1800s and defend. Britain in the New World wanted less land to support in the mid-1800s and defend. In the mid-1800s, Britain wanted to have less land in the New World to support and defend. In the mid-1800s, Britain wanted to have less land in the New World to support and defend.