"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 protect the homebound silver fleets."
—david j. weber, historian, the spanish frontier in north america, 1992

how do the events described in this excerpt connect to rivalry with another european power? (4 points)

the english unofficially allowed pirates to attack spanish ships to undermine spain's position of power in the americas.

when the spanish destroyed fort caroline, the english rushed to french aid, leading england to consider its own colonies.

portuguese piracy in the western caribbean led to the treaty of tordesillas, reserving all of the new world for catholic spain.

the french corsairs attacked portuguese ships as well, leading to a case of "friendly fire" between the spanish and portuguese.