The point on which all European powers generally agreed was that "Native Americans held no claim to the land in the New World." This belief was rooted in the notion of terra nullius, which argued that land not cultivated or claimed by a European power was considered empty and therefore available for European colonization. This perspective disregarded the existing land claims and rights of Indigenous peoples.
On which point did all European powers agree?
Countries could not lay claim to any land in the New World
Explorers could only claim land in the New World Temporarily
An explorer could claim any land he stepped foot on
Native Americans held no claim to the land in the New World
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