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They referred to them as Indians because they resembled the people they had seen in India before.
by hoofhearted 3y ago
They referred to them as Indians because they resembled the people they had seen in India before.
- jacquesm 3y ago> They referred to them as Indians because they resembled the people they had seen in India before. No. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Tribal-Nomenclature-American-Indian-Native-American-and-First-Nation-1386025 https://www.britannica.com/topic/Tribal-Nomenclature-America... "The word Indian came to be used because Christopher Columbus repeatedly expressed the mistaken belief that he had reached the shores of South Asia. "
- dreamcompiler 3y agoThey referred to them as Indians because Christopher Columbus was a lousy navigator.
- midasuni 3y agoEveryone knew the world was round in the 15th century. They had a good idea how far it was from Europe to the east coast of Asia going westwards. They knew that an ocean going ship wouldn’t have enough provisions to make the journey. Columbus thought the earth was far smaller and he would be able to make it. He was wrong. Fortunatly for him there was a large landmass in the way which meant he could get restock his provisions (water, food etc)