america and europe where father apart?

how would the history of america develop if the distance between america and europe was greater by 10 to 20 percent?
 
10 to 20%? Some people will spout a load of stuff about how it will affect climate and that will affect actions etc, but the crux of the matter is: not really much at all. There are very, very few events in history where the outcome depended on how long it took to cross the Atlantic. The discovery and colonisation of the Americas are not examples of this, and neither are virtually all of the important events in American history.

Now, if the question was 50%, or far better, 100% or more...now that's a different story.
 
To do this whe have to swing the bottom of SAmer westward [unless you are increasing the circumstance of the earth] so SAmer is moved farthur than NAmer.
This makes it less likely for the Portuguese to accidentally bump into Brazil while rounding Africa.
Whe also have Columbus turning back as the Mutineers wanted, as they don't find land in the week after the Mutiny.

Columbus' failure means, It will probably be a generation at least before another attempt is made, and be ready for a longer voyage, and It will carry more provision.
 

Jasen777

Donor
That needs a PoD of millions of years ago. Different weather, and all of recorded human history is different, If humans still evolve.

If you want to ask if everything was the same up to some point in the 1400's then that question should be asked in ASB.
 
It depends on how far apart they were. If for example, they were only about 1/10 more apart, then the difference would not be that significant, although there would probably be some alternate events. However, if for example, they were as far apart as North America and Asia then the entire history of the world could be vastly different.
 

boredatwork

Banned
Actually, move the america's even 1% farther away from Europe and you have a 'permanent' landbridge across OTL Bering straits.

I'm pretty sure that would have an impact on the course of history at some point.
 
Interesting how Eurocentric most of these answers are, as if America could drift westward into an Empty Pacific affecting only the duration of Columbus's voyage. As Boredatwork points out, the real impact of such a geological shift would be in relations between Asia and America. When and if Columbus shows up in this ASB timeline, he is much more likely to find what he was looking for in the first place: metallurgical civilizations similar to those of India and China, inhabited by people much less succeptible to European diseases. Bad news for Europe.
 
I believe the world would be almost completely unrecognizable what with the enormous shift of having a Bering Land Bridge.
 
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