Treaty of Tordesillas

(noun)

A 1494 treaty that divided the newly discovered lands outside Europe between Portugal and the Crown of Castile, along a meridian 370 leagues west of the Cape Verde islands, off the west coast of Africa. This line of demarcation was about halfway between the Cape Verde islands (already Portuguese) and the islands entered by Christopher Columbus on his first voyage (claimed for Castile and León).

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Examples of Treaty of Tordesillas in the following topics:

  • Spanish Exploration

    • An agreement was reached in 1494, with the Treaty of Tordesillas that divided the world between the two powers.
    • In the treaty, the Portuguese received everything outside Europe east of a line that ran 370 leagues west of the Cape Verde islands (already Portuguese), and the islands reached by Christopher Columbus on his first voyage (claimed for Spain; Cuba and Hispaniola).
    • Of equal importance was the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire.
    • Therefore, Spain sought to enforce their rights in the Moluccan islands, which led a conflict with the Portuguese, but the issue was resolved with the Treaty of Zaragoza (1525).
    • Following the Age of Discovery and the colonization of the Americas, the Spanish Empire became the most powerful state in Europe: [Blue] Territories of the Portuguese empire during the Iberian Union (1580-1640); [Purple] Territories lost before or due to the Treaties of Utrecht-Baden (1713–1714); [Red] Territories lost before or during the Spanish American wars of independence (1808-1833); [Orange] Territories lost following the Spanish-American War (1898-1899); [Green] Territories granted independence during the Decolonization of Africa (1956-1976); [Brown] Current territories administered by Spain.

  • The Treaty of Fort Stanwix

    • The Treaty of Fort Stanwix was one of several treaties signed between Native Americans and the United States after the American Revolution.
    • The treaty served as a peace treaty between the Iroquois and the Americans, since the Natives had been ignored in the Treaty of Paris.
    • In this treaty, the Iroquois Confederacy ceded all claims to the Ohio territory, a strip of land along the Niagara river, and all land west of the mouth of Buffalo creek.
    • 1786 Treaty of Fort Finney with Shawnee leaders for portions of Ohio
    • 1797 Treaty of Big Tree with the Iroquois for lands in New York State west of the Genesee River

  • Pinckney's Treaty

    • Pinckney's Treaty between Spain and the United States defined the boundaries of the Spanish colonies of West and East Florida.
    • Pinckney's Treaty, also known as the Treaty of San Lorenzo or the Treaty of Madrid, was signed on October 27, 1795, and established formal intentions of amity between the United States and Spain.
    • Among other things, the treaty ended the first phase of the West Florida Controversy, a dispute between the two nations over the boundaries of the Spanish colony of West Florida.
    • The Spanish acquired Florida and the southern coast along the Gulf of Mexico in the Treaty of Paris in 1783.
    • Analyze the political circumstances leading up to and following the signing of the Pinckney's Treaty

  • The Treaty of Paris (1763)

  • The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

  • German–Soviet Treaty of Friendship

  • Across the Atlantic: France and Britain

    • The Treaty of Alliance was a defense treaty formed in the American Revolution that promised French support to the United States.
    • The Treaty of Alliance was, in effect, an insurance policy for France that guaranteed the support of the United States if Britain broke the current peace they had with the French, "either by direct hostilities, or by (hindering) her commerce and navigation," as a result of the signing of the Treaty of Amity and Commerce.
    • The treaty outlined the terms and conditions of this military alliance and established requirements for the signing of future peace treaties to end hostilities with the British.
    • The Jay Treaty (also known as Jay's Treaty, The British Treaty, and the Treaty of London of 1794), was officially known as the Treaty of Amity, Commerce, and Navigation, Between His Britannic Majesty and The United States of America.
    • Summarize the circumstances surrounding the signing of the treaty of alliance between France and the United States

  • The Fight for the Treaty

    • The key point of disagreement was whether the League of Nations, one of the provisions of the Treaty of Versailles, would diminish the power of Congress to declare war.
    • One block of Democrats strongly supported the Treaty of Versailles.
    • Finally, a bipartisan group of 13 "irreconcilables" opposed a treaty in any form.
    • The Treaty of Versailles was never ratified by the U.S.
    • Discuss Wilson's attempts to rally the nation in support of the Treaty of Versailles.

  • The Treaty of Paris

    • The 10 articles of the Treaty of Paris are as follows.
    • Ratification of the treaty within six months of signing by contracting parties.
    • The treaty with France primarily focused on exchanges of captured territory, but also reinforced earlier treaties guaranteeing French fishing rights off the coast of Newfoundland.
    • Several of the articles of the Treaty of Paris were violated by all sides in the chaotic aftermath of the war.
    • Spain used its control of Florida to block American access to the Mississippi in defiance of Article 8 of the Treaty of Paris.

  • Treaty of Paris

    • The Treaty of Paris ended the French and Indian War following British victory over France and Spain.
    • The Treaty was made possible by the British victory over France and Spain, and marked the beginning of an era of British dominance outside Europe.
    • The Treaty of Paris is frequently noted as the point at which France gave Louisiana to Spain.
    • The Treaty of Paris was to give Britain the east side of the Mississippi.
    • The Treaty marked the beginning of an era of British dominance outside Europe.