Question

Title Options:

1. Spain
2. England
3. France
4. Portugal

Statement Options:
1. This country sponsored Christopher Columbus' voyages to the New World.
2. This country established the Jamestown colony in North America.
3. This country explored and claimed territories in present-day Canada.
4. This country established trading posts along the African coast.

Answer 1

Spain sponsored Christopher Columbus's voyages to the New World, Portugal established trading posts along the African coast, England founded the Jamestown colony in North America, and France explored and claimed parts of Canada.

Step-by-step explanation:

The title and statement combinations corresponding to each country in relation to their activities during the Age of Discovery are as follows:

1. Spain - This country sponsored Christopher Columbus' voyages to the New World.
2. England - This country established the Jamestown colony in North America.
3. France - This country explored and claimed territories in present-day Canada.
4. Portugal - This country established trading posts along the African coast.

Spain and Portugal were the precursors in the new age of exploration and were the first to arrive and establish settlements in the New World. Spain, in particular, was responsible for the voyages of Christopher Columbus in 1492, which were aimed at finding a trade route to the Indian and Western Pacific Oceans. Portugal led the Age of Discovery by sponsoring voyages of exploration along the coastal regions of West Africa and rounding the Cape of Good Hope in 1488, before Columbus's voyage. On the other hand, England established its first permanent colony in Jamestown in 1607 and was later followed by other colonies in the early 17th century. France entered the race to the New World with explorers like Jacques Cartier in the 16th century, claiming parts of northern North America and naming it New France.