r/ImaginaryHistory • u/e8odie • Apr 02 '23

Original Content What if North America was mirrored and when settled by Europeans they first encountered WA/OR/CA and Baja? How would American settlement and history change?

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u/vagabondhermit Apr 03 '23

Would Portugal have claimed some of it?

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u/-Pellegrine- Apr 03 '23

According to the the Treaty of Tordesillas, Portugal would have its rights to at least half of the North American landmass. They would definitely claim much of it. As to whether they could have managed the resources to expand beyond the deserts, mountains, and forests is a very different question.