Why did the Seven Years' War have such a significant impact on American-British relations?
A) The colonists resented the British government's decision to begin treating the native Americans as full citizens and decided to revolt against the British.
B) The Americans had sided with the French during the war, and they resisted resuming their allegiance to Britain in the 1760s.
C) The war dramatically expanded the borders of British America, and American colonists became angry when the British encouraged them to leave the East Coast to become settlers in the wilderness of the Ohio River valley.
D) The costs incurred by the British during the war raised taxes in the colonies, which the colonists first resisted by protest and then by outright rebellion.

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The Seven Years' War left Britain with a large debt, leading to increased taxation in the American colonies. This taxation without representation fueled colonial resentment and contributed to the revolutionary sentiment against British rule.

Why Did the Seven Years' War Have Such a Significant