Why did the "Indian liquor trade" continue despite attempts to regulate or ban it?
a. Spanish and French colonists avoided alcohol, so the British wanted to separate themselves from their colonial rivals.
b. Native Americans and British colonists began sharing alcoholic beverages together to improve their relationships.
c. Colonists worried that Native Americans would provide fewer skins and furs for European markets if they did not trade liquor for those items.
d. Official British colonial policy encouraged the use of alcohol to create political instability among Native American nations.