What promoted france to fight on the colonial side during the revolutionary war?

a. the formation of the continental congress
b. benjamin franklin's negotiations on behalf of the colonies
c. the colonial victory at the battle of saratog
d. britain's victory at the battle of saratoga

The colonial victory at the Battle of Saratog promoted France to fight on the colonial side during the Revolutionary War. Option C is correct.

The Battles of Saratoga constituted the climax of the Saratoga campaign, in which the Americans claimed victory over the British in the American Revolutionary War.

The American Revolutionary War was an 18th-century war between Great Britain and its Thirteen Colonies (allied with France) which resulted in the independence declaration of the United States of America.

d: social contract theory

basic principles: federalism, separation of powers, checks and balances, judicial review, representative democracy, limited government, rule of law, individual rights and responsibilities, consent of the governed, majority rule, popular sovereignty, equal protection.