Bi2Sr2CaCu2O(x) (2212) superconductors have been fabricated into silver(Ag)-sheathed single filament, multifilament and Wire-in-Tube (WIT) tapes. Calcining, annealing and sintering conditions have been studied to improve the critical current density J(c)(B,4.2K) at high magnetic field (B). The optimization is discussed and resulting properties are related to the microstructure of the superconductor. Superconductor J(c)-approximately-1-5 x 10(4) A/cm2 has been obtained in fields >20 Teslas at 4.2K in both single and multifilamentary tapes. Furthermore, the dependence of J(c) upon mechanical strain (epsilon) has been investigated. No pre-straining of the superconductor occurred in any of the samples, most likely due to yielding of the Ag sheath. Although strain resistance was good in all samples, the WIT tapes were significantly more resistant than the single filament tapes. For the single filament tapes, epsilon-irr-approximately-0.24%, while for the WIT tapes, epsilon-irr-approximately-0.36%, where epsilon-irr is the irreversible strain limit.