Correct. The answer is b. In this section of the chapter, the author argues that, by provoking conflict over territorial boundaries, producing a massive British war debt, and eroding the colonists’ relationship with British authorities, the Seven Years’ War set the stage for the imperial crisis of the 1760s and 1770s.
Incorrect. The answer is b. In this section of the chapter, the author argues that, by provoking conflict over territorial boundaries, producing a massive British war debt, and eroding the colonists’ relationship with British authorities, the Seven Years’ War set the stage for the imperial crisis of the 1760s and 1770s.