Question

Spain had colonies in Central and South America. Portugal colonized Brazil and France colonized Louisiana and Quebec. Which religious beliefs, based on the map above, are predominant in those areas today?
A.
Protestantism
B.
Eastern Orthodoxy
C.
Catholicism
D.
Anglicanism

Answer 1

Based on the historical context of colonization by Spain, Portugal, and France, the predominant religious belief in Central and South America, as well as in Brazil, Louisiana, and Quebec, is **C. Catholicism**. The Spanish and Portuguese colonizers were primarily Catholic, and they established Catholicism as the main religion in their colonies. France also shared a Catholic heritage, particularly in Quebec and Louisiana.