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Why did Colombus call the people he met in the Americas Indians

A. He had told the king and queen of Spain he would find a route to India
B. He wanted to honor the culture of India
C. He mistakenly assumed he was in the indies
D. He thought the language they spoke sounded like the language of India

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C. He assumed that he had arrived in the indies
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