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Christopher Columbus named the Natives of America Indians. Christopher Columbus gave this name because he thought he was near the Indian Ocean and the people were Indians.
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He thought he was traveling around the world to India, he had no idea that North and South America existed. That's why when he landed, he called the natives there "Indians".
when he thought he was in india he was actually in North America
Christopher Columbus never got to Asia he thought he was in Asia but he was in the Americas
Columbus landed on October 12th, 1492 and thought he was in India.
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He thought it was round.
The word Amerindian is a combination of American Indian. Columbus called the natives Indians because he thought he had landed in India.