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Who was the native people that Columbus met in hispanola?
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.
Who were the first Native Americans that Christopher Columbus came in contact with?
I think they were Taino Indians
Who gave the Native American the name Indians?
Columbus called the Native Americans Indians, because he thought he was in India when he arrived in America. The name stuck, and we still call them Indians today.
What people where here when Columbus arrived?
Columbus didn't land in North America, but if he had he would have found millions of Native Americans living there.
Who helped the pilgrams in America?
THE INDIANS (NATIVE AMERICANS)
Who was the native people that Columbus met in hispanola?
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.
Who were the first Native Americans Christopher Columbus came in contact with?
I think they were Taino Indians
Are American Indians and native Americans the same thing?
No, Native Americans are from tribes like the Cherokees and other tribes. They originated in America. Indians are from the country India, and are a whole other group of people from the Native Americans. The reason why Native Americans are sometimes referred to as Indians is because, when Christopher Columbus was sailing to India, he accidentally ended up in North America where he called all the Native Americans, Indians.
Who were the first Native Americans that Christopher Columbus came in contact with?
I think they were Taino Indians
Who called India for Indians?
Columbus came up with this misrepresentation of Native Americans when he discovered the Bahamas.
When did Columbus come to India?
He never did. He mistook USA for India, which is why Native Americans were called Indians.
Who gave the Native American the name Indians?
Columbus called the Native Americans Indians, because he thought he was in India when he arrived in America. The name stuck, and we still call them Indians today.
The West Indies were Indians who lived in the West.?
No. The West Indies were island inhabited by native americans, in the Caribbean sea. Christopher Columbus mistook america for the west side of india, and the Native Americans for indians.
Why did Columbus want to find India?
India This is why when Columbus landed in the New World, he called the Native Americans he found "Indians".
Was Christopher Columbus succsesful?
no he landed in the americas and called the native americans, indians because he thought he was in the indies
How did the native Americans get there land?
when the indians first came to america they civilized then when columbus came and colonized america the indians began loosing their land
What people where here when Columbus arrived?
Columbus didn't land in North America, but if he had he would have found millions of Native Americans living there.
