because in the revoulutionary war the so called states united to defeat the british army and after the war and we won we desided to stay united, so after we descoverd more land we called the country the United States of America. not united states of colubus because columbs was dead durring this period and plus indeans were already on the continent.
He called America East Indies because he thought that he had reached Asia.
Columbus wasn't the explorer who "found" America. The Native Americans were. They used a land bridge made from glaciers. Columbus was thinking he was in India (the spice land).
A viking called Leif Erickson first found America, years before Columbus was even born.
Columbus did not discover what we now know as the continental United States, but instead landed in the Caribbean. The term "America" came from a cartographer Amerigo Vespucci as he was the one who named the landmass "America".
Christopher Columbus discovered the 'New World' now known as America.
"Indians" didn't come to america.. We were already here when the Europeans came to America. Columbus thought he was in India, therefore- he called us Indians.
He made the map of America that is why America is called America and not Columbus
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He called America East Indies because he thought that he had reached Asia.
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Christoper columbus was an explorer he found america
Columbus reached all the major islands of the caribbean and Honduras in Central America which he called the Indies
Columbus wasn't the explorer who "found" America. The Native Americans were. They used a land bridge made from glaciers. Columbus was thinking he was in India (the spice land).
A viking called Leif Erickson first found America, years before Columbus was even born.
Columbus did not discover what we now know as the continental United States, but instead landed in the Caribbean. The term "America" came from a cartographer Amerigo Vespucci as he was the one who named the landmass "America".
Because he did discover America,not Columbus.
when columbus landed in the US