Treaty of Tordesillas<span>. </span>Treaty of Tordesillas<span>, (June 7, </span>1494), agreement betweenSpain<span> and Portugal aimed at settling conflicts over lands newly discovered or explored by Christopher Columbus and other late 15th-century voyagers.</span>
The main reason is that neither side was willing to compromise on the idea of taxation. The British need revenue to pay for the French and Indian War, and the colonists were upset that they had no representation in Congress. There was little-to-no room for compromise.
Because they could be turned into slave states, giving more power to the slaveowners in the south. Also, expansion policy and the dram of Manifest Destiny played a part in desiring that land.
Working Together. Federal, state, and local governments work together to build roads. City governments cooperate on common interests. ... Federal government gives grants-in-aid and block grants to state and local governments.
