SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
COLONIES OF FRANCE ENGLAND
|
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
|
|
|
They were Roman Catholic nations and saw the Pope as a vicar
|
|
|
They wanted to Pope’s approval
|
|
|
Either A or B
|
|
|
None of the above
|
Detailed explanation-1: -To establish their early claims, Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand of Spain called on Pope Alexander VI to decide on which country could explore and lay claim to certain areas.
Detailed explanation-2: -Why did Spain and Portuguese ask the people to decide where they could explore? To establish their early claims. When did the Spanish and Portuguese argue over settlements? the argue ended by 1777.
Detailed explanation-3: -Spain and Portugal were the only signatories of the treaty because at the time, they were the only European powers to establish a presence in the Americas. The treaty did not consider any future claims made by the British, French, and other European superpowers of their respective times.
Detailed explanation-4: -Pope Alexander VI published a bull, ‘Inter caetera’, to divide the New World between Spain and Portugal. It decreed that all lands west and south of a meridian line 100 leagues west of the Azores and Cape Verde islands rightfully belonged to Spain.