How did the French and Indian War lead to American independence? (4 points) a It helped colonists to take over the fur trade, which gave them money for the Revolutionary War. b It showed that the colonists did not need the British because they learned to fight battles alone. c It left the British with a large debt burden, which led to heavy taxation of the colonists. d It made the colonists afraid because they saw France lose Canada as a colony to the British.