Why Did Napoleon Invade Portugal in 1807

question 15

Multiple Choice

Why did Napoleon invade Portugal in 1807?

• A) as a response to the threat Portugal posed by not complying with the Continental System
• B) with the intention of reinstituting slavery there and expanding French agricultural production
• C) as an act of desperation to regain some of the land France had lost there previously
• D) in an effort to protect Spain from Portugal and thereby earn Spain's favor
• E) as a means of making the Church a governing body there

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