Which of the following explains why the location of the St. Augustine settlement was important to the Spaniards? A. The settlement served as a base for expanding Spanish settlements into the Carolinas and Virginia. B. St. Augustine became a major center of commerce with the French and English. C. St. Augustine was the nearest point in North America to Spain. D. The shipping route that Spanish ships used to take gold and silver from the Americas to Spain passed near St. Augustine. Soldiers at the St. Augustine fort protected Spanish ships from pirates.

An insurer issued a homeowner’s policy that covered collectible historical documents. the documents, valued at and insured for $70,000, were lost in a fire that destroyed the home. prior to paying the homeowner, the insurer received a demand from a third party that the insurer pay the $70,000 to the third party. the third party contended that the documents had been stolen from the third party. the insurer and third party were citizens of the same state, while the homeowner was a citizen of a different state. the insurer would like to file a federal statutory interpleader action in the federal district court for the state of which the homeowner is a citizen. although this state has a long-arm statute, neither that statute nor the general service of process rules would permit service of process on the third party. the insurer does not wish to deposit the $70,000 with the court or post a bond pending resolution of this matter. of the following, which is a valid reason for advising against the filing of a federal statutory interpleader action in the federal district court? adiversity of citizenship does not exist between the insurer and the third party.