Even with britain's acquisition of canada from france, the prospects of peaceful relations with the [american] indian tribes were not good. as a result, the british decided to keep a standing army in america. this decision would lead to a variety of problems with the colonists. american memory timeline, library of congress what is the main conflict presented in this passage? tribes in canada were still loyal to france. the british feared revolt by the french canadians. the colonists were distrustful of the british. british relationships with colonists and american indians were problematic.