The correct answer would be A. Read the section in the online textbook
Answer:
Frank, member of a Germanic-speaking people who invaded the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century. Dominating present-day northern France, Belgium, and western Germany, the Franks established the most powerful Christian kingdom of early medieval western Europe. The name France (Francia) is derived from their name.
Explanation:
There are many possible reasons but the two most common were christian missionaries who conducted religious missions all over the world in order to convert people, and the second being direct conquest like what Spaniards did in South American countries.