The dispute was settled when they split the line in present-day Brazil, in which Portugal was given the eastern part of Brazil, while Spain got the Western part of South America in ~38 degree parallel (1493) to the 46 degree parallel (1494)
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"<span>c. The government was unable to provide for national defense and economic policy" would be the best option, since it took the government far too long to put the rebellion down, and since it was over taxation in the first place. </span>