What was the goal of Edmund Charles Genet when he came to America in 1793?

A) to become a U.S. citizen
B) seek trade opportunities for France
C) enlist U.S. support for the French Revolution
D) settle in French Canada

Edmund Charles Genet

Edmund Charles Genet was a French envoy to the United States in the 1790s, whose actions, including the unauthorized recruitment of American mercenaries to attack British ships, led to the Genet Affair, testing U.S. neutrality.

French Revolution

was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France from 1789 to 1799 that significantly influenced the decline of monarchies and churches in Europe.