Native Americans discover Europe

WI American first nations had been able to domesticate animals and had a comparable level of development to Europe, especially in shipping. As I see it the way the wind blows it is easier to cross West to East ratherls than the other way around.

Assuming comparable levels of development how bad is it for Europe.
 
I wrote (am writing) a story were the Indians (native americans) became more developed by interaction with the norse up north. There was actual nations when the first "white" men landed in the Caribbean, They ended up sailing to Africa and settling several areas and either uniting to conquering tribes. So no slavery, no USA. I really should finish it.
 

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WI American first nations had been able to domesticate animals and had a comparable level of development to Europe, especially in shipping. As I see it the way the wind blows it is easier to cross West to East ratherls than the other way around.

Assuming comparable levels of development how bad is it for Europe.

Medium bad, we would likely see Euroasia hit hard by the alien diseases, but most of them will come from similar animal stocks and Euroasians would have more immunity to it than OTL Amerindians, so at worst we see Black Plague level of diseases, but it will only happen in case of continued contact between the two populations, and in that case we will see the same happening in America too.

Beside that I expect I don't forsee any problems, if the Amerindians sail to Europe, Europeans will follow them home, and we likely see a Europe and America integrate into a common trade network rather fast. Of course the question are what Europeans can sell which the Amerindians want.
 
Well, if America is to have a lot of domesticable animals, that would probably require a POD some distance back in evolutionary time. Most animals don't have temperaments that make allow them to be that submissive. But I think if there's a POD of outsiders brought domesticable animals to America, then the Americans could take care of most of the rest on their own (without having to copy somebody else's society), if they have the incentives to dig for metals.
Or, there could be a POD in which horses never became extinct in America.
 
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