BREACH:

A． the colonial authority never sought to employ taxation in French Canada except as a means to retain a tenuous grip over British territory
B． the Crown 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 the British of maintaining a territorial grip in French Canada
D． the British never intended to limit their authority in French Canada except as a short-term strategy of retaining territorial control
E． the colonial subjects in French Canada rejected British authority largely because they rescinded on the liberal policies implemented during the Seven Year's War

A． stuttering
B． unsuitable
C． duplicitous
D． callous
E． insulting