America or did the Natives discover Christopher Columbus?
2006-10-09 06:30:06 · 16 answers · asked by Ya'at'eeh 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Well since he sailed to them, I would say he discovered them. If they had sailed to Europe we could say they discovered the Europeans.
2006-10-09 06:32:42 · answer #1 · answered by ej_bronte 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
For more than 400 years after the vikings abandoned their settlement in North America,there is no convincing evidence that Europe and traveled to the Americas. In the Mid -1400s, the renaissance renewed Europeans Interested in the worlds geography.With many European states eager to find Asia,a few persons, including an Italian navigator named Christopher Columbus , became interested in sailing west across the Atlantic. He discover America on that voyage.
2006-10-09 06:40:04 · answer #2 · answered by Sana 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Technically, he didn't discover the continents. He landed in what was called, the West Indies, which are part of Dominican Republic of today.
Additionally, when you discover something, it cannotes finding something due to one's action, not inaction. From that perspective, yes, Columbus did discover the New World. However, the natives had discovered it long before Columbus.
2006-10-09 06:35:37 · answer #3 · answered by errant_hero 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think that the Native Americans discovered
America because, that's where they got their name from. Columbus wasn't the FIRST one to discover America the Natives WERE first
2006-10-09 07:04:08 · answer #4 · answered by Daijah M 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Most historians agree that Columbus probably was not the first explorer to reach land on this continent. The native Americans may have discovered Columbus but they probably discovered the Norse first.
2006-10-09 06:33:13 · answer #5 · answered by toff 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The latest thing I have heard on this is a man from China discovered America before the Vikings or Columbus. I personally thing the people who lived here all along discovered it. Or maybe the ones who walked across the Bering Strait.
2016-03-28 02:43:41 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
NEITHER!!!
Christopher Columbus discovered, Jamaica and the Bajamas.
History books are being re-written to clear up the confusion. It was in fact the Vikings that discovered America, and they had villages already set up in Canada before the 100 years before the mayflower landed in virginia.
2006-10-09 06:38:27 · answer #7 · answered by danksprite420 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Columbus discovered America by mistake, he was looking or India and history glorified him.
2006-10-09 14:32:27 · answer #8 · answered by SHIH TZU SAYS 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
christopher columbus discovered the natives
2006-10-09 06:32:12 · answer #9 · answered by coolhotguy 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Columbus discovered Ohio, that is why they call the city... Columbus, Ohio.
2006-10-09 06:37:58 · answer #10 · answered by Mark W 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In white history he discovered america. In reality, you can't really "discover" someplace if there's already people living there can you. They say Native Americans are descended from the ancient Polynesians, so I would say the ancient Polynesians discovered america.
2006-10-09 07:45:51 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋