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Christopher Columbus landed disputably in North America, some may say Central America. However, he still landed in the Americas and though he was in India; he named the Native Americans the name: Indians.
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Henry Hudson's route to the Hudson river?
He thought he was going to asia when he went to north america and landed on the hudson river
Christopher Columbus thought America was what country when he first landed?
Asia
What three states could have also landed in North America?
Historians believe that people from Asia, China, and Polynesia may have also landed in North America.
When Columbus reached Cuba he thought he had reached?
the Indies
What continent did Columbus think he reached on his voyage in 1492?
Columbus thought he had reached India (which is a country in the continent of Asia) but in reality he had landed on Caribbean Islands (North America). (this is why Native Americans are called Indians).
Which two continents have many islands that are part of them?
North America and Australia
Where did Christopher Columbus want to land?
Asia. He had no idea that North America stood in his way. He found the Bahamas and got near North America when he landed on Cuba.
What did European explorers originally hope to achieve by sailing west across the Atlantic ocean?
To prove the world was round by reaching Asia, but as we now know they found North America and called the Indians because they thought they landed in India.
Where did chritopher Columbus think he had sailed to when he landed in America?
Islands off the coast of India
When christopher Columbus landed in 1942 what did he thought he reached?
Christopher Columbus believed that the lands he reached were the West Indies, in Southern Asia, although it was actually the Carribean Islands, south of North America.
Where is Asia in North America?
Asia and North America are separate continents, so Asia is not in North America.
What is the main reason Columbus sailed from Europe?
He tried to find a western passage to south east Asia.
