I'm gonna go with A) its location on the Mediterranean Sea provides ports and access to other waterways.
Answer:
A:They were helpful
Explanation:
It says"This succeeded admirably; for in a short time we understood them and they us both by gesture and signs and words; and they were of great service to us".
Many colonists were unhappy because they did not have self government, this meant that they could not govern themselves and make their own laws.