'America' - the whole continent - was named after Amerigo Vespucci, an early expolorer of South America.
they are called americans
North Americans
People that are from the United States are called Americans. People that are from the country of China are called Chinese.
People that are from the United States are called Americans. People that are from the country of China are called Chinese.
Egyptians are people from Egypt. The people of Egypt are called "Egyptians" as we, the people who live in America, are called Americans.
English people are actually people from England so people from America would be called Americans!
If you accept that all "native Americans" are the people called Indians at that time, there were also Inuits and Aleuts, who are racially distinct from native Americans. These people are commonly called Eskimos.
Americans
North Americans
Because they were the first people to colonize (most of) the continent.
They are called the Chinese if they are from China.
why is the country called the america? but the people are called americans? ano ha? diskrte lng yan