Question

How did the French and Indian War lead to American independence? (5 points)


-It helped colonists take over the fur trade, which gave them money for the Revolutionary War.

-It showed that the colonists did not need the British because they learned to fight battles alone.

-It left the British with a large debt burden, which led to heavy taxation of the colonists.

-It made the colonists afraid because they saw France lose Canada as a colony to the British.

Answer 1

Answer:

Option:   It left the British with a large debt burden, which led to heavy taxation of the colonists.

Explanation:

After winning the battle in the French and Indian War, the British were in enormous debt. To pay the debt British introduced different types of taxes in the colonies as they were part of the British Empire. Taxes included the Stamp Act, Townsend Acts which angered the Colonists and resulted in the outbreak of the War of Independence.