What America Could Look Like Today If Europeans Had Never Discovered It

Have you ever wondered how different the world would be if Europe had never colonized the Americas? Well, one Reddit user did, and created a map that shows what America could look like today if the Indigenous nations had been left alone.

Although according to some sources the map below depicts the Native American tribal areas of the United States prior to European colonization, that information is actually false, as pointed out by Snopes.

In July 2015, Redditor liminalsoup uploaded the map to the “Imaginary Maps” subreddit seeking advice for a map where Europe never discovered America.” What he finally came up with is in fact one author’s (great) idea of what America might look like today without colonization (read more below).

The map is based on a work of speculative fiction, where the author imagines how the history, culture, and politics of the continent would have evolved without European interference. It is not meant to be accurate or realistic, but rather a creative exercise that explores an alternative timeline.

These borders do not take into account the possible interactions between the Indigenous nations and other regions of the world, such as Asia, Africa, or Oceania. They also do not account for the diversity and complexity of the Indigenous cultures and languages that existed before colonization.

The map has sparked a lot of discussion and debate online, with some people praising it for its originality and imagination, and others criticizing it for its inaccuracies and oversimplifications.

An interesting video by YouTube Channel What If looks at the same question: what America’s borders would look like if it was never discovered by Christopher Columbus.