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Christopher Columbus wanted to go to India but accidently came to America.
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What did christopher Columbus name the people living in the new world?
indians
Name mistakenly given to the natives of America by 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.
What was the Indian's name who Christopher Columbus first met?
Lucayan-Arawak Indians
Which explorer gave the name Indians to the first Americans?
Christopher Columbus thought he was in india so he called them indians
Why did Christopher Columbus call the Indians Indians?
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.
What name did Christopher Columbus give to the first people he saw?
Indians
What did christopher Columbus name the people living in the new world?
indians
Name mistakenly given to the natives of America by 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.
Is colubmus a city?
Many states have a city by that name. Most well known is Columbus, Ohio.
What was the Indian's name who Christopher Columbus first met?
Lucayan-Arawak Indians
Why do American Indians Have the same name as India's Indians?
There are competing theories, the most common being that Christopher Columbus believed that he had arrived in India when he first reached land in the Caribbean. He called the dark-skinned people he found there "Indians" and the name persisted even after his mistake was recognized.
Which explorer gave the name Indians to the first Americans?
Christopher Columbus thought he was in india so he called them indians
What is the name of the hanging rope bed American Indians introduced to Christopher Columbus?
Lanza Kodaka
When Columbus landed in the Bahamas what did he call the people living there?
San Salvador was the name Christopher Columbus gave the island he landed on in the Bahamas. The island is now known as Guanahani.
What are the names of famous people whose first name is Christopher?
Christopher Columbus
What is the name for the people that live in Omaha?
Indians and/or omahan Indians
What was the result for the Europeans search of the Northwest passage?
Christopher Columbus found the americas and the indians got a new name. :)
