5. How long did the British lawyer have to draw the new border? a. Five years b. One year c. Five weeks d. Four months

The correct answer is c. Five weeks.The British lawyer had five weeks to draw the new border. This timeframe was set by the Treaty of Tordesillas in 1494, which was an agreement between Spain and Portugal to divide newly discovered lands outside Europe between them. The treaty was mediated by Pope Alexander VI and established a meridian 370 leagues west of the Cape Verde islands, which became the dividing line for the two countries' claims. The British lawyer, who was tasked with drawing the new border, had a very limited timeframe to complete this task.