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Q: Why West indies Indians are called east Indians?
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What were the push and pull factors that brought the east Indians to the West Indies from 1845-1917?

Rape sloth chased them all away


What were the pus and pull factors that brought the east Indians to the west indies?

the east indians were indentured labox. this means that they came to the west indies on a contract saying they would work for money out of their cruel masters pockets. (this might not be right)


Why are the Caribbean's islands called the west Indies?

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Why are the Caribbeans island called the west indies?

Columbus explored the ares for several months, convinced he had found the East Indies, the islands off the coast of Asia.When finding it was not the east indies he named it the west indies.


Why are the Caribbean islands called the West Indies?

Columbus explored the ares for several months, convinced he had found the East Indies, the islands off the coast of Asia.When finding it was not the east indies he named it the west indies.


Why are the Caribbean islands called the west islanders?

Columbus explored the ares for several months, convinced he had found the East Indies, the islands off the coast of Asia.When finding it was not the east indies he named it the west indies.


Why filipino called indio by the Spaniards?

Indio meant native of the Indies. Look up West and East Indies.


What are persons born in the West Indies called?

they are called the west Indians. there are also 35million people in the west indies. were called west Indian people kusz we live in the west indies but we break down into carib, African, west African, Indian, and mixed European desent or british


What is the farthest east of all of the islands of the West Indies?

Puerto Rico is the farthest east of all the West Indies countries


Who is the indies?

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Are the West Indies east or west of the prime meridian?

West


Why did Columbus call the islands he found West Indians?

it was so named because to him we looked like the east indies he was just idle