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∙ 9y agoHe thought that he had gone to India so he called them "Indians" and to this day there are still people who use this term to describe Native North Americans, whether they are American or Canadian.
India was called Hindustan back then. The country didn't become India until it was occupied by the Brittish whom changed the name to India. (the name derived from the sindhu river) In any case the American Indians got their name because when Christopher Columbus discovered America and saw its natives he said "Truly these are children of God." The last word in what he said was "Indianos" and thus is how they became known as Indians. Early Indians called the white man "Americani's as they Spat the word. IF anything it would be wrong to call Indians Americans as that is what they called their enemy (the white man) "Americani's."
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∙ 10y agoColumbus called the Native Americans "Indians" because he thought he had reached India or Asia.
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∙ 12y agoColumbus thought he was in India so he called the native American people (Tainos) Indios, the spanish word for Indians.
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∙ 12y agoColumbas named the native country :
La Española
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∙ 6y agoindians
indians
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Who were the native Americans that met Columbus when he landed?
yes there were
Why did colombus call the natives he met Indians?
Columbus called Native Americans Indians. The story is that Columbus thought he had reached India, and Indians would be the native inhabitants. By the time Columbus realized that he was not in India, the name had already stuck.
Who were the people Columbus encountered in the bahamas and what did he call them?
He encountered Native Americans, he believed he had arrived at India so he called them indians.
Who was the native people that Columbus met in hispanola?
Columbus was trying to get to India when he ran into North America. He thought that he had arrived in India, so he referred to the Native Americans as Indians. AND, we still refer to them as such.
Why do you call Indians Native Americans?
Because when Columbus got here, he had the silly notion that he arrived in India, so he called them Indians. We call them the more politically correct, Native Americans, because technically, they are not from India, henceforth no Indians. They were also 'native' to this country which we call America, so they are Native Americans.
Who were the native Americans that met Columbus when he landed?
yes there were
Was Columbus kind to Native Americans?
no
Was Columbus the first one to discover America?
no native Americans discover America because when christopher Columbus got there there were native Americans.
The native Americans surprised Columbus by smoking this.?
Christopher Columbus was the man who discovered America. He was surprised to find that the Native Americans were smoking tobacco.
Why did colombus call the natives he met Indians?
Columbus called Native Americans Indians. The story is that Columbus thought he had reached India, and Indians would be the native inhabitants. By the time Columbus realized that he was not in India, the name had already stuck.
Who were the people Columbus encountered in the Bahamas and what did he call?
He encountered Native Americans, he believed he had arrived at India so he called them indians.
Who were the people Columbus encountered in the bahamas and what did he call them?
He encountered Native Americans, he believed he had arrived at India so he called them indians.
Who was the native people that Columbus met in hispanola?
Columbus was trying to get to India when he ran into North America. He thought that he had arrived in India, so he referred to the Native Americans as Indians. AND, we still refer to them as such.
Why do you call Indians Native Americans?
Because when Columbus got here, he had the silly notion that he arrived in India, so he called them Indians. We call them the more politically correct, Native Americans, because technically, they are not from India, henceforth no Indians. They were also 'native' to this country which we call America, so they are Native Americans.
What effect did the native Americans have on chistopher Columbus?
by killing them
Did Christopher Columbus discover corn?
No. The Native Americans did.
What were the primitive people Columbus found?
The Native Americans
