he thought they could be christianized and become good servants
Originally ; The Native Americans Was There Before Christopher Columbus , So The Natives Did ; But in The Board Of Education Insist That You Say Christopher Columbus When You Come Across The Question Of ( Who Discovered America ? ) . Answered By : Keianna Beattie
Ptolemy created the map of the world that led Columbus to believe Asia could be reached by sailing west from the coast of Africa. It became the best existing map of the world.
First, Columbus was sent on an expedition during which he discovered the Americas. Afterwards, he brought back settlers and animals.
The explorers(Meriwether Lewis & William Clark) reached the western point of their journey in November 7, 1805.
They are Indians, however Indians in America North and South are descendants of Aryans. only When Christopher Columbus reached America he called it Indies because the kings and chieftains there he encountered in America, were all Indians who gave Columbus gifts of Jewellery and gold much found traditionally in India. Since they were not very white and were nearly red, Columbus called them Red Indians. When European nations started setting up their colonies they drove these Native Indians and settled in America after destroying their history and distorting their culture terming those Natives as not from India
in 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue
Christopher Columbus first reached the shores of the western hemisphere in October of 1492. He landed on the island that eventually became Hispaniola.
Christopher Columbus first reached the shores of the western hemisphere in October of 1492. He landed on the island that eventually became Hispaniola.
Christopher Columbus explored the northeast coast of Cuba and the northern coast of Hispaniola. At first he believed he had reached the East Indies.
One thing he thought was that he had reached Asia or the east. This is the reason the natives were called Indians.
Christopher Columbus set foot on it, Cuba was second big Island of western hemisphere to be discovered by Columbus's expedition.
He originally thought he found a route to India and these were its natives.
20,000 Years Ago
Oh, dude, Columbus called the natives he met "Indians" because he thought he had reached the East Indies when he actually landed in the Americas. So, like, he was totally off by, like, a whole continent. Classic Columbus, am I right?
Columbus reached the Americas only to find that some of the natives inhabiting it practiced cannibalism. They were savage people who could not be reasoned with and there was no way Columbus could have explained his visions and plans to them so he had to order his men to finish off most of them.
The first European contact with native populations in the Americas is typically considered to have occurred in 1492 when Christopher Columbus reached the Caribbean islands.
AnswerHistorians think that Columbus first reached the Bahamas.