【单选题】

The passage suggests that the view referred to in lines 8 - 11 argued that

A、the colonial authority never sought to employ taxation in FrenchCanada except as a means to retain a tenuous grip overBritish territory
B、theCrown acted unwisely by increasing taxation and diminishing its gift-giving policy following the conclusion of the Seven Year’s War
C、Indian gift-giving and a reprieve from taxation were the sole means for theBritish of maintaining a territorial grip in FrenchCanada
D、theBritish never intended to limit their authority in FrenchCanada except as a short-term strategy of retaining territorial control
E、the colonial subjects in FrenchCanada rejectedBritish authority largely because they rescinded on the liberal policies implemented during the Seven Year’s War