I wonder what would have happened if the “New World” had three things: immunity to Small Pox, oxen and the horse.
And maybe some type of metallurgy. Weren’t their tool principally made of stone?
They had latex — wonder why they never invented rubber boots, or condoms?
“I wonder what would have happened if the “New World” had three things: immunity to Small Pox, oxen and the horse.”
I can’t answer your question, but I can tell you what would happen if pigs could fly.
Answer: The price of bacon would be sky high.
And, a question for ALL - why did the Indigenous in the Upper Michigan area walk over huge outcroppings of mettalic copper (metal, not ore) and never learn to use it for anything other than ornamental use?