Question

What did Columbus call the natives he met and why?

Answer 1

Colombus thought he was on an island near the coast of India, he called the natives "Indians." Even after they discovered it wasn't India, the name stuck.

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Answer 2

When Columbus came to the New World, he made a mistake and thought that he had found a new direct route to India, so he called the natives "Indians", which they are sometimes still referred to as to this day.
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