How did the american colonies gain the support of spain during the american revolution?

a. the colonies promised to allow spain to gain territorial control of cuba and the bahamas.
b. spain was hoping to regain gibraltar from the british, and after the battle of saratoga, had faith in the success of the colonies.
c. benjamin franklin traveled to spain and was able to persuade the royal court to put an embargo on british goods.
d. after the british navy fired on a spanish trading fleet, spain had no other choice but to join on the side of the colonies.

D. After the British Navy fired on a Spanish trading fleet, Spain had no other choice but to join on the side of the colonies.

Explanation:

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the correct answer is “opportunity cost”. opportunity cost is what a company misses out because it decided in one option over another one. in this case, the company decided to invest in building a factory so it gave up another possible benefit or profit in order to achieve success with the factory.  

trade-off is not the correct answer since it is a situation in which you accept losing something in return for benefits in other areas.

and finally, consequence is a general term used to accept what it comes when you make a decision. it can be a positive or negative consequence depending if the decision you took was the correct one.  

d: their own individual powers within the new goverment