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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.
Which explorer gave the name Indians to the first Americans?
Christopher Columbus thought he was in india so he called them indians
What did they call the Indians when coming to America?
Columbus called them indians because he thought he was in India.
Why were the Arawaks and Caribs called Amerindians?
The word Amerindian is a combination of American Indian. Columbus called the natives Indians because he thought he had landed in India.
Why did Indians come to america?
"Indians" didn't come to america.. We were already here when the Europeans came to America. Columbus thought he was in India, therefore- he called us Indians.
How did Indians get their names?
When Christopher Columbus came to America and thought he was in India so he called the people living there Indians.
Where did Columbus think he had reached when he reached the Bahamas?
Columbus thought he was in the East Indies. Thus he called the native people Indians
Where did Columbus think he had landed when he had reached the Bahamas?
Columbus thought he was in the East Indies. Thus he called the native people Indians
Who was the explorer to land on the island of hispaniola.He called the residents Indians?
Christopher Columbus
What did christopher Columbus call the inhabitants of what he believed to be Asian islands?
He called them Indians.
Why did Columbus want to find India?
India This is why when Columbus landed in the New World, he called the Native Americans he found "Indians".
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.
