Why Did Columbus Call the People He Contacted in the Caribbean

question 23

Multiple Choice

Why did Columbus call the people he contacted in the Caribbean "Indians"?

• A)He thought he had reached the outlying portions of India.
• B)They called themselves Indians.
• C)Earlier explorers had already named the islands the "West Indies."
• D)"Indian" is Italian for "unknown people."
• E)His sponsor,Isabella,was known as "Queen of the Indies."

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