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If you look at a map, you'll notice that Africa is a lot closer to the New World than all the countries that actually ended up colonizing America. So why didn't the great empires of Africa beat everyone to the punch?
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0:00 - Africa
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Further Reading:
unchartedterritories.tomaspueyo.com/p/why-europeans-colonized-america-before
Get Incogni with an exclusive 60% discount with the code SIDEQUEST60: incogni.com/sidequest60
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If you look at a map, you'll notice that Africa is a lot closer to the New World than all the countries that actually ended up colonizing America. So why didn't the great empires of Africa beat everyone to the punch?
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If you'd like to see more of these videos, consider supporting me on Patreon: patreon.com/sidequest_channel
Have a fancy historical idea you'd like me to cover? Drop a comment and let me know!
-------------------------------------------------------------------
A big THANK YOU to the selfless supporters of SideQuest for their limitless generosity:
Michael Casolary, Alex Newman, Titus Proctor, Clark Teeple, Stoeoef, Quan Van, SerialConvert, Jamesie112, Santos, Oliver McKowen, William DeLoach, Jackie, Victoria Nadasdi, Diogo Freitas, Viddax, Matty Manziel, AirToxic mist, Matthew Kay, Daniel, Duck Dogers
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0:00 - Africa
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Further Reading:
unchartedterritories.tomaspueyo.com/p/why-europeans-colonized-america-before
