Which of the following was a goal of the spanish in their destruction of fort caroline?
establishing a foothold from which to battle the timucua
claiming a safe place to house the new world treasures that would be shipped back to spain
reducing the threat of french privateers
locating a site for the establishment of santa fe

Reducing the threat of French privateers

Explanation:

Fort Caroline was a French colony that was located in the US, it was built as a refuge for the Huguenots that were members of the Protestant Reformed Church of France, Catholics, and agnostics.

At the same time, Spain was spreading its influence in South and Central America through its sea routes. This sparkled uneasiness into the Spanish that was concerned with the French settlement because the Spanish needed the Florida coast.

Because of that, Spanish Admiral Pedro Menendez attacked the colony, about 350 men were killed.

reducing the threat of French privateers

Explanation:

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your answer would be a) no nation can be economically self-sufficient.

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