The English occupation of New YorkA) resulted in the repair of relations between the Dutch and English.B) restricted the Dutch in their ability to continue their religious practices.C) eventually created class and ethnic tensions.D) forbade the intermarriage of Dutch with the English.

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Final Answer : C, Explanation :  The English occupation of New York led to class and ethnic tensions as the English took control of New Amsterdam (renaming it New York) from the Dutch, integrating the Dutch population into their colonial society but also imposing new structures and hierarchies that disrupted the existing social order.

The English occupation of New York

A) resulted in the repair of relations between the Dutch and English.
B) restricted the Dutch in their ability to continue their religious practices.
C) eventually created class and ethnic tensions.
D) forbade the intermarriage of Dutch with the English.

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