In the Glorious Revolution,William of Orange and the Dutch accepted the invitation of the English Parliament because it would secure their
A) hopes to regain the lead in European commerce.
B) need for support against Louis XIV's France.
C) need for support against the renewal of Spanish attempts to recover the Netherlands.
D) hopes of acquiring large grants of land seized from Catholic nobles in Ireland.
E) expectation that some of England's New World colonies would eventually devolve to the Dutch.

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The Dutch and William of Orange accepted the invitation of the English Parliament because they needed support against Louis XIV's France. The French King's ambitions threatened the Dutch Republic and William's own position as its stadtholder, so an alliance with England was seen as necessary to counterbalance French power.

In the Glorious Revolution,William of Orange and the Dutch Accepted