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How many people were living in north America when Columbus landed?
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∙ 9y ago
no the Indians lived there before anyone else. Then the pilgrims came.
Answerno the pilgrims discovered America. i mean come on how could anyone discover anything that was already discovered.Hah, your both wrong. Before the Indian's there was Lief Eriksson. So put that in your juice box and suck it. :)
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 13y agoAnother question which cannot be answered, the following are the estimates and the variability:
Estimates of American Indian Population, circa (ca.) 1492
Kroeber
(1939)
Rosenblat
(1954)
Steward
(1949)
Sapper
(1924)
Dobyns
(1966)
(Millions)
North America
0.9
1.0
1.0
2.0 - 3.5
9.8 - 12.3
Mexico
3.2
4.5
4.5
12.0 - 15.0
30.0 - 37.5
Central America
0.1
0.8
0.7
5.0 - 6.0
10.8 - 13.5
Caribbean
0.2
0.3
0.2
3.0 - 4.0
0.4 - 0.6
Andes
3.0
4.8
6.1
12.0 - 15.0
30.0 - 37.5
Lowland South America
1.0
2.0
2.9
3.0 - 5.0
9.0 - 11.2
Hemispheric Total
8.4
13.4
15.5
37.0 - 48.5
90.0 - 112.6
Wiki User
∙ 9y agoNobody knows - they didn't have a census back then!
Wiki User
∙ 9y ago1000s of people
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Christopher Columbus first landed where?
A lot of people think he landed in North America but he didn't he landed in the Caribbean.
When Columbus found America?
Christopher Columbus found America in1492.
Who did Columbus meet when he landed in America?
Christopher Columbus met the Native Indians when he reached America.
Did Columbus treat the indians well or poorly?
Columbus treated the Indians poorly. Columbus killed and tortured many native Indians.
Where did christopher Columbus thought he had reached in 1492?
On christopher Columbus's 1st voyage he landed in the Americas which he thought was India
What was the population of North and South America when Columbus landed in the Caribbean Islands?
There were approximately 40 million people living in North and South America when Columbus landed in the Caribbean Islands.
Christopher Columbus first landed where?
A lot of people think he landed in North America but he didn't he landed in the Caribbean.
When Columbus found America?
Christopher Columbus found America in1492.
Who did Columbus meet when he landed in America?
Christopher Columbus met the Native Indians when he reached America.
What did cluumbus called the people?
Christopher Columbus called the Natives in America Indians because he believed that he landed in India.
When Columbus landed in the Bahamas what did he call the people living there?
San Salvador was the name Christopher Columbus gave the island he landed on in the Bahamas. The island is now known as Guanahani.
How did Indians come to be called Indians?
When Christopher Columbus landed in America he thought he was in India so he called the people Indians.
What did Columbus call the people he saw?
Columbus originally set out to find a passage to India from the Atlantic Ocean. However he landed in the America's. As a result he ended up calling the Indigenous people Indians.
Did Columbus treat the indians well or poorly?
Columbus treated the Indians poorly. Columbus killed and tortured many native Indians.
Where did christopher Columbus thought he had reached in 1492?
On christopher Columbus's 1st voyage he landed in the Americas which he thought was India
Who discovered America what year did he discover America and why did he discovered America?
Vikings 500 years before Columbus. Columbus did NOT find North America. He landed on an island in 1492 while looking for a water route to India. All but a small fraction of the books and people that would prove this were burned and killed by Christopher Columbus and his men in 1492-1493.
What new things did Columbus discover?
He discovered new people who he called the indies because he though he landed in India. He also discoevered north america.
