Question

Why were Native Americans called Indians?(1 point)
Answer
Why were Native Americans called Indians?(1 point)
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They were named after Christopher Columbus' daughter
They were named after Christopher Columbus' daughter

Christopher Columbus thought he had landed in India
Christopher Columbus thought he had landed in India

They were named after one of the ships used in the voyage to the New World
They were named after one of the ships used in the voyage to the New World

Explorers from India were the first ones to land in the New World
Answer
Why can it be said that Europeans did not discover the Americas? (1 point)
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The Americas were destroyed by wildfires before anyone discovered them
The Americas were destroyed by wildfires before anyone discovered them

Asian explorers found the Americas first
Asian explorers found the Americas first

Europeans never landed in the Americas
Europeans never landed in the Americas

Native Americans were already inhabiting the land in the Americas
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Native Americans were called Indians because when Christopher Columbus first landed in the Americas, he mistakenly believed he had reached India.
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The correct answer is:

Christopher Columbus thought he had landed in India.
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The correct answer is:

Native Americans were already inhabiting the land in the Americas.