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Christopher Columbus thought he was in India so he called them indians
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Who gave the Native American the name Indians?
Columbus called the Native Americans Indians, because he thought he was in India when he arrived in America. The name stuck, and we still call them Indians today.
Who gave the Native Americans their first horse?
The early Spanish explorers.
Which act gave representation to Indians for the first time in the legislature?
Govt of india act 1935
The explorer who gave England its first claim to North American territory was?
Cabot. England. Your doing homework right?
What the American Indians gave to Europe?
tobacco and land
What native Americans gave us the name Texas?
cad-do Indians
What law gave native Americans 160 acres of land if they gave up their religion?
The Dawes Act of 1887 offered Native Americans 160 acres of land if they agreed to give up their communal land ownership system and adopt individual farming practices. This law aimed to assimilate Native Americans into mainstream American society by encouraging them to become independent farmers.
What battle gave Americans most of Ohio?
The Battle of Fallen Timbers gave most of Ohio away. The Indians signed The Treaty of Greeneville and the Indians had the northwest part of Ohio.
Which explorer gave Quebec its name?
The first French explorer to reach Quebec was Jacques Cartier
Who gave the Native American the name Indians?
Columbus called the Native Americans Indians, because he thought he was in India when he arrived in America. The name stuck, and we still call them Indians today.
How did native americans help Pennsylvania?
The Americans traded with the Indians in Pennsylvania. The American gave them copper kettles, woven clothes, sharp edged iron tools and new technologies. While they Indians gave the Americans land and animal pelts.
The explorer who gave England its first claim to land in North America was .?
John Cabot
The explorer who gave England its first claim to land in North America?
John Cabot
Who gave the Native Americans their first horse?
The early Spanish explorers.
What are the names of two colonists who gave eyewitness accounts of the first thanksgiving?
Edward Winslow and William Bradford were the two colonist who gave the eyewitness accounts of the first Thanksgiving. The Indians and the settlers celebrated the fall harvest.
Which explorer gave his name Tasmania?
No explorer gave his name to Tasmania. Tasmania was first known as Van Diemen's Land from 1642, when Dutch explorer Abel Tasman discovered it. In 1856, Queen Victoria approved a petition to rename the island of Van Diemen's Land 'Tasmania' in honour of Tasman.
Which act gave representation to Indians for the first time in the legislature?
Govt of india act 1935
