Question

PLEASE HELP: After the French and Indian War, tension between Britain and the colonies:

a- grew due to increased taxation of the colonists because of the war.
b- lessened because colonial life had become more peaceful.
c- lessened because colonists had new land on which to settle.
d- grew due to increased colonial dependence on Britain.

Answer 1

Britain’s debt from the French and Indian war led it to try to consolidate over its colonies and raise revenue through direct taxation generating tensions between Great Britain and its North American colonies.

Answer 2

Grew due to increased taxation of the colonists because of the war.

Step-by-step explanation:

After the French and Indian war, the British were heavy in debt. They enforced taxes on the colonists to pay off that debt, like the Stamp act.