After the french and indian war, why did the british try to prevent american colonists from going west? *
a. the british didn't want the colonists to own the land west of the appalachian mountains.
b. the british didn't want the colonists to mine for gold west of the appalachian mountains.
c. the british thought it would be too challenging to regulate trade and taxes.
d. the british army thought it would be too challenging to fight across the appalachian mountains.