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Why the Americas weren't exactly stolen from the Native Americans

SoreShoulderSoreShoulder Member Posts: 3,133 ✭✭✭

Zheng He was a Chinese admiral and explorer who may have explored the West Coast of North America sometime in the early 1400s. He made well-known and documented voyages throughout the Indian Ocean, but a map was discovered in 2001 which suggested he had also found North America.

There have also been artifacts discovered off the California coast which may be Chinese anchors.

The Ming Dynasty-funded explorations ended soon after, possibly because China needed to devote more money and attention to protecting its Northern border from Mongolia.

But they knew about the New World and word may have spread.

When they got another chance, the plan may have been to return. So the Native Americans would have lost control of the continent anyway.

The Vikings, of course, had discovered the New World for sure but had left after a time. Other explorers are rumored to have found the New World at various points.

When it became obvious that the New World was going to be China's or Europe's, there was far less point in holding back.

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