It eroded it because the colonists were forced to fight the French on the American territories. They didn't want to do this because the French were good trading partners and the colonists had good relations with them, so they became unsatisfied that they were drawn into a war that was against their well being by the British.
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by using canos and boats your welcome
The answer is patriotism. They used people’s patriotism to make what they were doing seem okay. Hope I helped .