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ProfessorBecause when Christopher Columbus attempted to sail to Asia he did not realize their was an entire continent the Americas in his way. So when he arrived he thought he was in India, hence the name Indians.
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Are Taino Indians Native American?
Yes, all native peoples of the Americas are native Americans.
How did General Chivington classify all American Indians?
He classified all Native Americans as savages.
What are the names of native Americans that lived in the middle colonies?
Some native Americans in the Middle Colonies were the Algonquin and the Iroquois tribes.
How did native americans help Pennsylvania?
The Americans traded with the Indians in Pennsylvania. The American gave them copper kettles, woven clothes, sharp edged iron tools and new technologies. While they Indians gave the Americans land and animal pelts.
Who were the woodfin Indians?
The Woodfin Indians might refer to the tribe of Native American people who lived in the Woodfin area of North Carolina. This term might also refer to paintings of Native Americans from that area.
