European Exploration in the Americas

AP US History· difficulty 4/5

The 1494 Treaty of Tordesillas

A
$Ended the Hundred Years' War between England and France$
B
$Created a council of Christian nations to arbitrate trade disputes$
C
$Divided new lands between Spain and Portugal along a meridian line$
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D
$Established the Catholic Church's authority over New World missions$

Explanation

Mediated by the Pope; Spain got most of the Americas, Portugal got Brazil (which lay east of the line) and African/Asian routes.

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