Pope Alexander VI Established the Line of Demarcation in Order

question 11

Multiple Choice

Pope Alexander VI established the Line of Demarcation in order to

• A) form closer ties between England and Spain, since those two countries would then control most of the Americas.
• B) ensure that Catholicism remained the dominant religion in the region.
• C) try to keep the two Catholic countries from openly fighting each other.
• D) ensure that the Portuguese would not be left with nothing when Spain showed signs of settling the entire Caribbean.
• E) make certain that the Spanish were able to harvest as much gold and silver as they could.

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