Because of the Treaty of Tordesillas, Portugal
A) was excluded from any rights in the Americas.
B) was allowed to explore North America.
C) was forced to give half of its colonial revenues to the Spanish crown.
D) unwittingly gained rights to Brazil.
E) refused to accept the authority of the papacy on economic issues.
Ans: D
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