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Oh yeah, the 1707 POD slipped my mind. I was thinking a bit earlier. Disregard that suggestion above!

Remember that in 1707, there aren't even 13 colonies yet. I think Georgia was only created in 1733. Also note that the population was very low, only about a quarter million total in 1700.

As for Africa, that's always a hard one, if only because so few of us understand African history very well. Keep in mind that East Africa was trading with the rest of the Indian Ocean, Ethiopia was a regional power, and, in general, Africa in 1700 was about as technologically advanced as Europe was only a few centuries earlier.

If I were you, I'd study up on African history, because those kingdoms with funny names that you only usually see while looking for European colonies on the map are going to end up being major players.