Question

Why did Columbus call the people he met in the Americans “Indians”

Answer 1

Answer:he had thought he reached the Indian Ocean

Explanation:

When he had landed in the Antilles Columbus he had called them “Indians” referring to the fact he had thought he had reached the Indian Ocean

Answer 2

Because Columbus though that he had traveled across the sea and landed in India. He didn’t know the concept of America so he called them Indians