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When Christopher Columbus arrived in the Americas in 1492, he believed he had landed in Asia, specifically in the East Indies.

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Where did Christopher Columbus think he landed when he arrived in the Americas?

When Christopher Columbus arrived in the Americas, he thought he had landed in Asia, specifically in the East Indies.


Where did Columbus think he landed when he landed in the Americas?

In New England


When Christopher Columbus landed in the Americas Where did he think he sailed to?

India


Where did Columbus think he had landed when he reach in the Americas?

In new England


Where did Columbus think he had landed when he reached the Americas?

In New England


Why did Columbus think he reached Asia when he landed in the Americas?

He miscalculated the size of the earth by more than half.


Where did chritopher Columbus think he had sailed to when he landed in America?

Islands off the coast of India


When Columbus landed in the Americans why did they think that he had arrived in the indies?

No one new that the North American (or South American) continents existed! Also the goal of Columbus' trip was to find a new, and faster route to Asia.


Where did Columbus think he landed?

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What continent did Columbus think he had reached when he visited the Americas?

When Columbus visited the Americas, he thought he had reached Asia.


What happened to the native Americans who lived when Columbus and his shipmates landed in Americas?

the taino thought that they would take over their land thats why they tried to fight aganinst columbus


Where in Americas did christopher Columbus land?

On October 12, 1492, Columbus landed at a small island in the Bahamas, which many think was Watling Island, later renamed San Salvador Island in honor of the event.