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Why did Columbus refer to the people he met on his1492 journey as Indians?
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He was a mentally sick
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Why did Columbus refer to the people he met on his 1492 journey as Indians?
he thought he was in Inda.
Why did Columbus refer to people he met on his 1492 journey as ''Indians''?
Because, the whole reason he was making the journey, was to find another trade route to India besides having to bring goods back and forth on land. Before Columbus's trip, Europe didnt know that north and south america existed. When Columbus found land, he thought it was india, and that native americans were indians.
Why did Columbus name the people Indians?
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Did Columbus treat the indians well or poorly?
Columbus treated the Indians poorly. Columbus killed and tortured many native Indians.
What people were kidnapped by Christopher Columbus?
the Taino Indians
Columbus believed that he had reached India. what did he call the people he found there?
Indians (Apex)
Why was the journey of Christopher Columbus good?
His journey was good because he found a whole new land (America) and people.
How did Columbus and the sailors' journey end?
Columbus and the sailors' journey ended with exploration of so many new islands. This was during the time when the Spaniards had sour relations with the people of Hispaniola.
How did Indians come to be called Indians?
When Christopher Columbus landed in America he thought he was in India so he called the people 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 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
