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How did the Treaty of Tordesillas divide the Americas?

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The Treaty of Tordesillas neatly divided the “New World” of the Americans between the two superpowers. Spain and Portugal divided the new world by drawing a line in the Atlantic Ocean, about 370 leagues west of the Cape Verde Islands, then controlled by Portugal.
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