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What did European explorers call the first settlers in North America?
Indians
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.
What did explorers call the Native Americans?
Early explorers called them Indians because when Christopher Columbus discovered America he thought he was in India, therefore comes the term Indians.
What is the definition of an Indian American?
An Indian American is someone who is of Indian ancestry, naturalized citizen or born in America. One should not use this term when mentioning the Native Americans. Native Americans have different culture and features than Indians coming from Asia. It was a mistake to call the Native Americans as American Indians because the colonists thought that they reached India already but in fact, they reached America only.
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 did the White people call the Indians?
Native Americans in S. America and N. America including Central America, in India we just call them Indians. We call Native Americans indians because columbus made the critical mistake of thinking he landed on the sub-continent of India for a new spice trade with the Indians and called them natives "Indians" due to this mistake.
What did Europeans call the first settlers in North America?
Indians
What did European explorers call the first settlers in America?
Indians
What has the author Omer Call Stewart written?
Omer Call Stewart has written: 'Ute-Southern Paiute' -- subject(s): Ute Indians, Paiute Indians, Indians of North America 'Peyote religion' -- subject(s): Religion, Peyotism, Indians of North America, History 'Culture element distributions: XVIII' 'Northern Paiute' -- subject(s): Paiute Indians, Indians of North America 'Indians of the Great Basin' -- subject(s): Bibliography, Indians of North America
What did European explorers call the first settlers in North America?
Indians
When is Call of Duty Black Ops coming out in in north America?
its coming out on November 9 2010
What hardships did the british have coming to America?
# diseases # source of labor # what would bring money in America # relations with the local Indians # indentured servants
When was The Indians Are Coming created?
The Indians Are Coming was created in 1930.
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.
What did explorers call the Native Americans?
Early explorers called them Indians because when Christopher Columbus discovered America he thought he was in India, therefore comes the term Indians.
What is the definition of an Indian American?
An Indian American is someone who is of Indian ancestry, naturalized citizen or born in America. One should not use this term when mentioning the Native Americans. Native Americans have different culture and features than Indians coming from Asia. It was a mistake to call the Native Americans as American Indians because the colonists thought that they reached India already but in fact, they reached America only.
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.
