Which statement MOST accurately explains why Napoleon Bonaparte decided to sell the Louisiana Territory?
A) France needed the money in order to fight Great Britain in the Seven Years' War.
B) France no longer needed the Louisiana Territory to act as a supplier of food for other colonies.
France was at risk of going to war with Spain over the Louisiana Territory, so they sold it to avoid conflict.
D) France no longer needed the Louisiana Territory to act as a military base for a possible war with the United States.
