Answer: B. It was an attempt to stop violent acts against civilians
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Sugar was selling fast and they needed to make a lot of it available so they needed more slaves.
Answer:
They had just won their independence, so they weren't involved in European affairs due to the limited power they had and their focus on their country's stability.
Explanation:
The Revolutionary War had ended in 1783, and Congress haven't made an official leader named, nor enforced order in the country, so there was little chance they had enough authority to be recognized in European countries and were weakened from the war.