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What if Columbus didn't sail, but Cabot did -- by, say, 1500 -- with the first landing being in the northeast (Newfoundland, etc)? Let's say Henry VII of England sponsors the voyage.
How does exploration and colonization (assuming it happens) come about differently by starting in the north? One thing I feel fairly certain of -- nobody's going to try what Columbus tried (sailing directly for Asia near the equator) at least for awhile...