he thought he was in Inda.
He was a mentally sick
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.
Christopher Columbus was actually the frst to refer to them as Indians because he believed that he was in India .
Columbus was trying to get to India when he ran into North America. He thought that he had arrived in India, so he referred to the Native Americans as Indians. AND, we still refer to them as such.
the land is different and he is in awe of it. The most enchanting sight he ever witnessed.
Upon reaching what is now North America, Christopher Columbus, whose original goal was to sail around the world to India, thought that he had accomplished his goal. When he discovered that there were natives in the New World, he mistakenly called them Indians, believing that they were natives of India.
The native people
No, Indians and black people are not the same thing. Indians generally refer to people from India, and black people refer to individuals of African descent. These are two distinct racial and ethnic groups with their own unique histories, cultures, and backgrounds.
The people from India are Indians, yes, but the word "Indians" is also used (inappropriately) to refer to Native Americans.
Christopher Columbus believed that he had sailed all the way to the East Indies, probably somewhere near the islands we now call Malaysia. He didn't realize that he had only sailed less than halfway to Asia.
The Woodfin Indians might refer to the tribe of Native American people who lived in the Woodfin area of North Carolina. This term might also refer to paintings of Native Americans from that area.
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