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Amerindians didn't come into the British Caribbean - they came long BEFORE the British did. They were the very first inhabitants of the Caribbean , cannoing up the islands from South America.
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Indians from what tribe met Columbus when he arrived in 1492?
The Arawaks.
Earliest known people of the Caribbean were the?
The earliest known people in the Caribbean are the Taino indians
Why did the English build forts when they arrived in Jamestown?
to protect themselves from the Indians
Who lived in Florida when Juan Ponce De Leon arrived?
the Indians
Was there more than one tribe of Indians before the pilgrims arrived?
Yes.
Who are the Indians of the west?
The Indians of the West (West Indians) are simply Native Americans, or called Amerindians (American Indians). Colombus arrived in the Caribbean and thought he was in India. He called this place the West Indies and the people West Indians. Hope this helped!~
How were Indians invented?
The term Indian refers to one of two things. The original and obvious meaning is, an inhabitant of India. Native Americans have also been called Indians because when Columbus first arrived in the Caribbean, he thought he has arrived in India, and misnamed the people he encountered.
What do we call the time before the Europeans arrived int the Americas?
Paleo-Indians
The number of Indians in North America at the time Colombus arrived was approximately?
20 million
How did Islam arrived in the Caribbean?
To have a better live
Why do American Indians Have the same name as India's Indians?
There are competing theories, the most common being that Christopher Columbus believed that he had arrived in India when he first reached land in the Caribbean. He called the dark-skinned people he found there "Indians" and the name persisted even after his mistake was recognized.
What has the author Lynda Quamina written?
Lynda Quamina has written: 'East Indians in the Caribbean' -- subject(s): Authors, Caribbean, Bibliography, Caribbean Authors, Catalogs, East Indians, East Indians in literature
Why did Columbus called the people in the lands he discovered Indians?
Most of the Caribbean islands had indigenous people who lived on each island well before Columbus ever arrived. Each people had their name.
How did American Indians' attitudes about land change after the European's arrived?
how did american indians attitudes about land use change after the europens arrived
Which century the africans arrived in the Caribbean?
they came in the 14 century
When did the ethnic groups arrived in the Caribbean?
Sometime before you was born...
Indians from what tribe met Columbus when he arrived in 1492?
The Arawaks.
