It's. s because. they. made great difference. between. lower. and upper. classes
The British, who were present in large numbers, sometimes treated the Native Americans harshly and allowed settlers to take Native American lands. However, the French, with fewer settlers, wanted the Native Americans as allies.
The answer might be c , negligence
Generally speaking, it was "weapons" that was not something that the British wanted to get from the Chinese, since these were easily made in Great Britain so there was no need to import them.