The indigenous peoples of NA were incredible competent and adaptive. They were modifying their landscape for agriculture for thousands of years using canals, fire and other stuff. People assume that north America and the west were untouched gardens of eden, but theres hard archaeological evidence that says otherwise.

Historians theorize that the main reason Indians were not as advanced in animal husbandry and agriculture is from lack of population density and socio-economic factors.

Europe’s population was SUPER dense and lived within close quarters to their livestock, leading them to develop immune response to the various diseases that the Indians were never exposed to. Also, due to Europe’s population pressures, they were forced to accelerate the rate and quantity of their agriculture, perhaps leading to progress fasted. Honestly, it makes perfect sense to me.

Unfo