Britain's victory in the French and Indian War led to what financial consequence influencing colonial policy?

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Debt from victory changed how Britain managed its empire. Britain’s win in the French and Indian War left the nation deeply in debt, and the ongoing costs of maintaining troops and administration abroad forced Parliament to look for revenue from distant colonies. Rather than granting more autonomy, Britain began to assert greater authority over colonial policy and to enforce taxes and other measures to help pay off the debt. This shift toward centralized control and revenue-raising in the colonies is why the correct interpretation is that the war’s financial burden pushed Britain to assert authority over colonial affairs. The other options don’t fit because Britain did not reduce control, withdraw troops, or ally with France against the colonies.