Which issue played the greatest role in increasing tensions between south carolina and great britain in the years leading up to the american revolution? question 4 options: the colonists were upset because great britain imposed taxes on the colonists to pay for the french and indian war. the colonists were upset because parliament passed legislation to end the importation of slaves into the american colonies. the colonists were upset because of king george's decision to keep the backcountry region closed to new settlement to prevent conflicts with the native americans the colonists were upset because great britain had supported an armed uprising of the cherokee and catawba indians against colonial settlements along the frontier.