How did Colonizers become more “advanced” than the countries they colonized?

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In the colonization of NA, how was it that the Europeans already had muskets while the Native Americans were still using traditional weapons? I doubt it’s because theres a lack of resources?

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I live in a town that’s been colonized for about 150 years. Native Americans had previously lived here for tens of thousands of years with hardly any sign of their existence. You’d literally have to dig to find evidence of their existence.

In about 150 years we’ve significantly depleted the massive aquifers and completely changed the landscape here. Now there is an entire town built here with golf courses and a few remaining farms.

It’s really makes me question my definition of an “advanced civilization”

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