Question

The main point of this excerpt best reflects which of the following ideas?

Answer 1

"French pirates or corsairs, a nuisance in times of peace, had become a menace to Spanish shipping and to the Spanish economy as relations between France and Spain deteriorated in the 1550s. In 1556–60, the Crown's revenue from the New World fell to half of its levels in the previous years, with much of the treasure stolen by French corsairs who preyed on Spanish vessels along the sea lanes that connected Spain and the Caribbean. For Spain's homeward-bound mariners, one of those sea lanes lay along the Atlantic Coast of North America … A Spanish base on the Florida coast, then, would help protect the homebound silver fleets."
—David J. Weber, historian, The Spanish Frontier in North America, 1992

Answer 2

Imperial competition in the New World
Differences in goals for European colonies
Focus on trade with American Indians
Export of raw materials in Columbian Exchange

I think it is the first choice

Answer 3

@Hayhayz @WhatTehHeck @Empty @RAINBOWDASHROCKS

Answer 4

@Ashy98 @jabez177

Answer 5

@mazmaz @Ms-Brains @mathmate

Answer 6

you gave the passage and the choices but not he answer

Answer 7

Sorry I ment you left out he question

Answer 8

meant*

Answer 9

the first post is the question the second post is the passage and the third post is the answer choices @mazmaz

Answer 10

@Ms-Brains @wwhitlock @khinh2.0 please?

Answer 11

pirates, preyed, reduce revenues French and Spanish. Sounds a lot like competition and European countries to me.

Answer 12

so the second choice? @wwhitlock thank you by the way

Answer 13

no, the first one. and you are welcome