Napoleon Bonaparte ultimately abandoned his vision of a New World empire and agreed to sell Louisiana to the United States for all of the following reasons EXCEPT(A) he failed to conquer Santo Domingo, a necessary first step.
(B) he feared that Britain, with control of the seas, would wrest control of Louisiana from the French.
(C) he hoped to prevent a U.S.-British alliance against France.
(D) he feared that America might seize it militarily.
(E) he hoped that the United States would become powerful enough to thwart Britain.