Examine Map 10-2

question 39

Multiple Choice

Examine Map 10-2.According to the map, which of the following statements is true?

• A) By 1600, Spain controlled most of coastal Central and South America.
• B) Portugal had the largest claims to land in the New World.
• C) Spain claimed all of Central and South America.
• D) Spain held claims in both modern India and the Philippine Islands.

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