Had It Not Been for __________, the French Government, on the Verge

Had it not been for __________, the French government, on the verge of Revolution in 1789, would have been well-financed.

A) A sudden drop in colonial trade with the Caribbean colonies.
B) Its debt, used to finance the Seven Years' and American Revolutionary Wars.
C) The unprofitable nature of market production in the region of Paris.
D) The King's refusal to accept the resignation of his finance minister.