I believe the answer is: B-it was located at a crossroad for trade between Asia and Europe
This location massively contributed to the vast amount of wealth that the Constantinople made through trading. Commodities from Asia such as spices and silk could be sold at a really high margin to the consumers in European Empires.
William H. Seward was the Secretary of State
These things happened during the time of the Mexican Revolution. General Victoriano Huerta came after the assasination of Madero and Pino Suarez, but before that, Madero and Suarez were pushed to resign in 1913. The ouster of Huerta failed. The failure of Huerta's ouster resulted to a civil war.
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so they could turn it into a slave state and the resources it could bring in