Columbus called them Indians (incorrectly) because he thought he was in India. Calling a native American an Indian can be derogatory or perceived as an insult. Best to call them by their tribe name or by their given name.
He called the inhabitants of the Caribbean "Indians" because he thought he was in the Indies. The natives were actually Tainos.
He called them Indians because he thought that when he came to the Bahama's which he named san salvador he actually thought that he was in the indies.
beacuase when he discovered the new world he was trying to find a faster route to India
Christopher Columbus called the tirio people Indians because he thought he landed in India
he thought he was in India
the Taino Indians
Christopher Columbus named the Natives of America Indians. Christopher Columbus gave this name because he thought he was near the Indian Ocean and the people were Indians.
Early explorers called them Indians because when Christopher Columbus discovered America he thought he was in India, therefore comes the term Indians.
1500
Christopher Columbus thought he was in india so he called them indians
He called them Indians.
with the taino Indians
the Taino Indians
Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus named the Natives of America Indians. Christopher Columbus gave this name because he thought he was near the Indian Ocean and the people were Indians.
bad the Indians were upset when Christopher Columbus got to America.
Early explorers called them Indians because when Christopher Columbus discovered America he thought he was in India, therefore comes the term Indians.
The first person to call Native Americans "Indians" was probably Christopher Columbus or a member of his crew. Remember that for some years after Columbus' landings in the Caribbean, He and the Europeans who followed him thought they had reached "the Indies" ( the region we now call "east Asia")
People think Christopher Columbus but ACTUALLY its the Indians that helped him get used to America so, Not Christopher Columbus the Indians are the 1st to find America
he found the Arawak Indians
1500
Christopher Columbus thought he was in india so he called them indians