Question

Drag and drop the characteristics to the correct European nations. Characteristics may be used more than once. Spanish Colonization. Portuguese colonization
A. Claimed the East Coast of South America
C. Imported enslaved Africans
C. Sugar was the valuable export
D. Conquered Argentina and Uruguay

Answer 1

Spanish Colonization:
C. Imported enslaved Africans
C. Sugar was the valuable export (though not as dominant as in Portuguese colonies)
D. Conquered Argentina and Uruguay

Portuguese Colonization:
A. Claimed the East Coast of South America (namely Brazil)
C. Imported enslaved Africans
C. Sugar was the valuable export