In 1493, pope alexander vi issued the papal bull inter caetera and created the line of demarcation. what was the effect of the line of demarcation?
a. it divided control of newly discovered lands between spain and portugal. b. it gave spain control of north america and portugal control of south america. c. it divided control of africa between spain and portugal. d. it redefined the european boundary between spain and portugal.

The correct answer is A) It divided control of newly discovered lands between Spain and Portugal.

In 1493, Pope Alexander VI issued the papal bull Inter Caetera and created the line of demarcation. The effect of the line of demarcation was that it divided control of newly discovered lands between Spain and Portugal.

The papal bull Inter Caetera was issued by Pope Alexander VI on May 4, 1493, helped Spain in its conquest of the American territories. The  Inter Caetera ensured Spain the exploitation of the lands discovered by Cristopher Columbus in 1492. The document established a demarcation line west of the Azores and Cape Verde islands. It also granted Spain trade rights in the region.

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the vast majority of ballots have been counted nearly two weeks after one of the biggest political upsets in modern u.s. history catapulted donald trump to the presidency.

estimates show more than 58 percent of eligible voters went to the polls during the 2016 election, nearly breaking even with the turnout rate set during the last presidential election in 2012, even as the final tallies in states like california continue to be calculated, according to statistics collected by the u.s. elections project.

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while clinton is leading the popular vote by more than 1.5 million over trump as of sunday, she trails president obama’s 2012 totals by more than 2 million ballots — a chasm that may have cost her the election, said david becker, co-founder of the center for election and innovation and research.

“several million voters didn’t come out to vote,” becker said. “which is telling me that this idea of the trump wave, a huge number of voters shifting over to trump, is certainly not the story.”