The answer is D. flashback, to give the reader background
information. It is a literary device wherein the author depicts the incident of
specific events to the reader, or events that have happened before the events
that are currently unfolding in the story which have taken place before the
present time the narration is following,.
Answer:
France provided the money, troops, armament, military leadership, and naval support that tipped the balance of military power in favor of the United States and paved the way for the Continental Army's ultimate victory, which was sealed at Yorktown, VA, five years after Franklin embarked on his mission.