France decided to aid the North American colonies in their war for independence primarily because France was working to establish democratic rule in European countries

Answer A: was working to establish democratic rule in European countries
A

saw the war as an opportunity to end the international slave trade

Answer B: saw the war as an opportunity to end the international slave trade
B

wanted to weaken the British empire

Answer C: wanted to weaken the British empire
C

was allied with Spain, which had already joined the colonists’ cause

Answer D: was allied with Spain, which had already joined the colonists’ cause
D

had long been the primary trading partner of the North American colonies