It benefited in numerous ways but mainly it and maybe most importantly it gave them the access to the China trade. The Pacific route was also Spain's exclusively for a certain period of time and there was also a great need for silver in China which was supplied by the Spaniards from their silver mines.
He took advantage of unrest to create a new political group fascist Party by appealing to nationalism
They lost responsibility for some areas that they felt were hard to
manage, so these areas would now be developed but not using their own
budget. They were also glad about the fact there were now more
settlements between themselves and Spanish Florida, which many in South
Carolina viewed as a threat.
The last option would be the best answer I think.
