FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
SPANISH COLONIES
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Question
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Which of these arguments did the Spanish most likely use with the Portuguese during the Treaty of Tordesillas in 1493 and 1494?
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Portugal already has settlements in Africa and does not need any in North America.
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Portugal does not have the ships or sailors needed to maintain settlements in North America.
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Spain was the first European power to send successful expeditions to North America, so we have claim to it.
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Spain is able to speak the language of the American Indians who live in North America, therefore we have claim to it.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Treaty of Tordesillas, (June 7, 1494), agreement between Spain and Portugal aimed at settling conflicts over lands newly discovered or explored by Christopher Columbus and other late 15th-century voyagers.
Detailed explanation-2: -What was the Treaty of Tordesillas? 1494 treaty where Spain and Portugal agreed to divide lands in the Western hemisphere between them and move the Line of Demarcation to the WEST.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Treaty of Tordesillas was agreed upon by the Spanish and the Portuguese to clear up confusion on newly claimed land in the New World.
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