In the Treaty of Paris,Britain Offered Generous Terms to the Americans

In the Treaty of Paris,Britain offered generous terms to the Americans in land and trading rights because

A) established cultural ties between the two parties in the treaty made a complete severance of relations difficult.
B) British merchants managed to steer the negotiations in their favor, which included maintaining trade relations with Americans.
C) Britain was so soundly defeated on the battlefield that it was in the kingdom's best interest to appease the Americans.
D) Britain wanted to make sure that its archrival France would not end up with the best trading rights in North America.
E) the future of the British Empire depended on the wealth of America's raw materials, as English diplomats recognized.