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Why Did Columbus Call the People He Contacted in the Caribbean

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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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