With the Military Defeat of Chief Pontiac and His Western

With the military defeat of Chief Pontiac and his western Indian alliance, the British decided to  

A) stabilize Indian-white relations.
B) let the colonists assume financial responsibility for defending themselves.
C) remove troops stationed in the colonies.
D) enlist the aid of France to halt the Indian menace.
E) open land west of the Appalachian mountains to settlement.