USA HISTORY

FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE

PRE COLUMBIAN AMERICA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What nations could afford exploration?
A
Spain, Italy, France, England, the Netherlands
B
Great Britain, France, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands
C
Great Britain, Germany, Portugal, Spain, France
D
Spain, England, France, Portugal, and Britain.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A main event in the Age of Discovery took place when Spain sponsored the transatlantic voyages of Christopher Columbus between 1492 and 1504, which saw the beginning of the colonization of the Americas.

Detailed explanation-2: -Inspired and backed financially by Prince Henry the Navigator, Portuguese explorers sailed south, down the coast of Africa, in hopes of finding a route to the Far East. Along the way, they discovered plenty of ways to make a profit from their voyages, and pretty soon they were leaders in the gold and slave trades.

Detailed explanation-3: -European leaders like Spain’s King Ferdinand and the Portuguese prince known as Henry the Navigator financed explorers who wanted to travel across the seas.

Detailed explanation-4: -In 1492 Columbus discovered the New World of the Americas. Portugal and Spain became the early leaders in the Age of Exploration. Through the Treaty of Tordesillas the two countries agreed to divide up the New World. Spain got most of the Americas while Portugal got Brazil, India, and Asia.

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