FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY ORIGINS OF EARLY PEOPLE IN THE AMERICAS
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Question
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Why were Native Americans called Indians?
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The first explorers to come to the Americas were from India
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They first came from the land of India
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Christopher Columbus thought he landed in India and assumed the natives were Indian
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The name Indian sounded similar to the name that they used to refer to themselves
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The East Indian Trading Company had exclusive trading rights in the Americas
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The term “Indian, ” in reference to the original inhabitants of the American continent, is said to derive from Christopher Columbus, a 15th century boat-person. Some say he used the term because he was convinced he had arrived in “the Indies” (Asia), his intended destination.
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