In New England
In New England
When Christopher Columbus arrived in the Americas, he thought he had landed in Asia, specifically in the East Indies.
When Christopher Columbus arrived in the Americas in 1492, he believed he had landed in Asia, specifically in the East Indies.
India
In New England
He miscalculated the size of the earth by more than half.
Islands off the coast of India
A lot of people think it was Christopher Columbus but it was really Leif Ericson who was the first European to reach the New World. He was a Viking explorer and it is not known when he landed but he set out in 1003 and later returned back to Europe.
India
When Columbus visited the Americas, he thought he had reached Asia.
the taino thought that they would take over their land thats why they tried to fight aganinst columbus
Asia