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Columbus went west to go east, but he thought he was in India. He called the people he met "indians". His diary reflects he didn't think much of them and thought they would make good slaves. He mainly wanted them to bring him gold. When one man brought a few nuggets to him Columbus got so mad he cut the man's hands off. Columbus was a greedy man who wanted riches, and power.
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What Indians saw Columbus first?
taino
Why did Columbus call the native Americans Indians?
He called them Indians because he believed he was in India. At that time no one knew America existed and he was trying to find a faster way to Asia But, since America was the land he ran into instead of Asia he called the people Indians so it was a simple mistake.
How did Many Of The Indians Were Killed during Columbus?
They got shot
Why were the Arawaks and Caribs called Amerindians?
The word Amerindian is a combination of American Indian. Columbus called the natives Indians because he thought he had landed in India.
Is an American born Arawak Indian considered Black or as a Native American Indian?
The Arawak Indians are not of the black race. The Carib and Taino-Arawak Indians are all American Indians from the West Indies Central American Caribbean Islands. Note: The term red man was given to the Taino American Indians in the year 1492 by Columbus, as they used a red coloring called Bija (Beha) to ward off mosquitos and to paint their bodies red. The "red skinned Indians" are referred to as American Indians. To call an Indian a redskin is as much a derogatory term as to call an African American the "N" word.
What did Columbus call the natives when he first met them?
indians
What did they call the Indians when coming to America?
Columbus called them indians because he thought he was in India.
Columbus believed that he had reached India. what did he call the people he found there?
Indians (Apex)
Why did colombus call the natives he met Indians?
Columbus called Native Americans Indians. The story is that Columbus thought he had reached India, and Indians would be the native inhabitants. By the time Columbus realized that he was not in India, the name had already stuck.
What did christopher Columbus call the inhabitants of what he believed to be Asian islands?
He called them Indians.
Columbus believed that he had reach India. What did he call the people he found there?
Indians (Apex)
What Columbus believed that he had reached India what did he call the people he found there?
Indians (Apex)
Who was the first person to call natives Indians?
The first person to call Native Americans "Indians" was probably Christopher Columbus or a member of his crew. Remember that for some years after Columbus' landings in the Caribbean, He and the Europeans who followed him thought they had reached "the Indies" ( the region we now call "east Asia")
Why did Columbus call the people he met taino?
He called them taino indians because of there disgusting filth.
Why did Columbus call the native people he met Indians?
because Columbus was trying to find a quicker trade rout to india, and when he arived in america he believed that he was in india.
Who found the us first Columbus or the Indians?
Indians. Columbus came later
Why did Columbus call the Taino Indios?
he caled them indians because of all there hard work on the poopy field and on the caca field
