How Did Magellan's Circumnavigation of the Globe Affect Spanish Colonization

question 72

Multiple Choice

How did Magellan's circumnavigation of the globe affect Spanish colonization?

• A)The possibility of Asian trade led the Spanish to focus on developing its western colonies in the Americas so that it would be easy to travel on to Asia.
• B)The great distance of the Pacific convinced the Spanish to abandon efforts to trade in Asia and develop their American colonies instead.
• C)The difficult waters of the Straights of Magellan led Spain to focus on developing its colonies in the eastern parts of the Americas.
• D)The greater wealth in Asian trade led the Spanish to give little attention to the Americas until after Asian trade collapsed in the 1580s.

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