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

Question

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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Answer 1

The lack of domesticatable livestock held back new world cultures. Sheep, oxen, horses, donkeys, camels and such provided significant workforce and resources. Without these the European advances would have been much slower or stopped all together.