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AP Success - AP European History: Carving Up The New World

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...a certain controversy exists between the said lords, their constituents, as to what lands...pertain to each one of the said parts respectively; therefore, for the sake of peace and concord...they, their said representatives...covenanted and agreed that a boundary or straight line be determined and drawn north and south, from pole to pole, on the said ocean sea...at a distance of three hundred and seventy leagues west of the Cape Verde Islands...And all lands, both islands and mainlands, found and discovered already, or to be found and discovered hereafter, by the said King of Portugal and by his vessels on this side of the said line...shall belong to...the said King of Portugal and his successors. And all other lands...found or to be found hereafter...which have been discovered or shall be discovered by the said King and Queen of Castile, Aragon, etc., and by their vessels, on the western side of the said bound...shall belong to...the said King and Queen of Castile, Leon, etc., and to their successors.

Treaty of Tordesillas, 1494

Question 1

Short answer

Identify one provision of the treaty described in the excerpt.

Question 2

Short answer

Identify one historical event or development that made the treaty necessary.

Question 3

Short answer

Explain one way how the treaty influenced Spanish exploration and settlement of the Americas.

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