Why were the Indians so bad at discovering America that Columbus had to come over and do it for them?

Did you believe that Christopher Columbus discovered America and that was it, end of story ... The first encounter was when the Vikings came across 10 Indians ... There were millions of people here already, and so their ancestors ... ancestors who had come before them and given them their place on Earth ...

But their settlements were not permanent, and later Europeans were unaware of their explorations. For centuries it was believed that Columbus "discovered" America. ... may have sailed along the coast or over to Corsica on business for his father. ... Asian goods had to come by a perilous overland route, which made them ... .

In the decades between Columbus' discovery of America and the ... The Indianswere so good at killing trees that a team of Stanford ... The Europeans didn't do much to debunk the comparison in the ... It turns out that many of the awesomest stories had to be paved over ... .. Is wearing pants really so bad?

So much of what we say about Columbus is either wholly untrue or greatly exaggerated. ... So why does the United States celebrate the guy who thought he found a nifty ... Syphilis was presented in pre-Columbus America. ... that Columbus had discovered islands and a large landmass unknown to them. 5.

The Taíno were the first Native Americans to encounter the Spanish. ... After Columbus had returned to Europe and word of his discoveries reached ... The discovery of Indians presented some problems for Europeans since ... The Spanish demanded that every man over the age of 14 provide them with a ...