How different would the US and the Native American population be if early settlers had landed on the western shores of the continent rather than the east? [Xpost from askreddit]

by Tattoomyvagina
Searocksandtrees

Sorry, but your submission has been removed because we don't allow hypothetical questions. If possible, please feel free to rephrase the question so that it does not call for such speculation, and resubmit Otherwise, this sort of thing is better suited for /r/HistoryWhatIf.