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when he thought he was in India he was actually in North America

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Christopher Columbus landed in the Bahamas and thought he was where?

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When Christopher Columbus discovered the America's he thought he had landed in?

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What year did Christopher Columbus land in the Bahamas but thought it was Asia?

Columbus landed on October 12th, 1492 and thought he was in India.


What Christopher Columbus found?

found the indians and there rich and goods


Where did Columbus ship land?

Christopher Columbus landed in the West Indies. He called it it that because he thought his in the west of India


Where did christopher Columbus thought he had reached in 1492?

On christopher Columbus's 1st voyage he landed in the Americas which he thought was India


Which explorer gave the name Indians to the first Americans?

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What was Christopher Columbus doing when he set of across the Atlantic?

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What did Christopher Columbus want to find a shorter route to?

India and China for primarily spices. This is why in the United States Native Americans are referred to as "Indians." Columbus thought thought he landed on an Island off the coast of India.


Who arrived in North America after the vikings?

Christopher Columbus landed on North America, though he thought it was India.


Where was Christopher Columbus planning to land?

Christopher Columbus was planning to land in West India. He did not land in West India because he landed in what is now North America. He thought that he was in West India at first so that is why he called them Indians. Their real name is Native Americans.