In seeking diplomatic recognition from foreign powers during the War for Independence, the American government found it necessary to A) make large financial payments to the governments of France, Spain, and Holland.

B) promise to cede large tracts of American territory to France upon a victorious conclusion of the war.

C) demonstrate its financial stability and self-sufficiency.

D) demonstrate a determination and potential to win independence.

E) agree to grant France a specially favored trading status.