Question

Which of these BEST describes the Treaty of Tordesillas?

• A. A treaty signed by the Pope to show support for colonization in the Americas.
• B. A treaty designed to establish Spain and England as the primary trade dominators in Western Europe.
• C. A treaty signed to keep the peace in Europe due to growing trade and colonial rivalries.
• D. A treaty that limited the trading rights of Portugal in the Indian Ocean.
• E. A treaty that gave the colony of Brazil to Spain.

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

A treaty signed by the Pope to show support for colonization in the Americas.

A treaty signed by the Pope to show support for colonization in the Americas.