The Treaty of Tordesillas of 1494 settled
a. the dispute between Spain and Portugal over claims to new lands.
b. a dispute over using Africans as slaves.
c. Columbus's dispute over the governorship of Hispaniola.
d. a dispute over Europeans' capturing Native Americans as slaves.
Ans: a. the dispute between Spain and Portugal over claims to new lands.
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