How do you think the world would be different if Gutenberg had NEVER invented the printing press?

without the printing press, the Protestant reformation would have failed. Ideas and information would spread more slowly in Europe, slowing down development. An early invention would completely change world history and increase development in the region it first appears.

lots of people lost money in both

it was certainly a debatable decision, mainly because it was based primarily on political - and not on legal or social - views. since the congress at that time was led by members of the republican party, and the territory that the tribes wanted to turn into an exclusively indian state was predominantly democratic, the proposal (as expressed in the constitution) did not succeed, but the constitution itself proved to be of crucial importance in the creation of the state of oklahoma, and, most importantly, it guaranteed the involvement of representatives of the indian tribes in the government of the future joint state.  

as a member of congress, i would have voted to ratify the constitution, or at least to have it tabled. ignoring it was an interested and partial decision.