Columbus called the native people in the New World Indians ...

[asmith134]

Columbus called the native people in the New World Indians because
 
  a. that was what they called themselves.
  b. he believed that he had skirted the rim of the Indies.
  c. it was a form of the Spanish word for heathen.
  d. the Vikings had first called them by that name.
  e. the Spanish often used this generic word, which meant outsider or non-Spanish.

Question 2

The American medical profession by 1860 was noted for
 
  a. its still primitive standards.
  b. having abandoned the practice of bleeding.
  c. its discovery of germs as the cause of illness.
  d. pioneer work in dentistry.
  e. its well established medical schools.

[lkoler]

Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

a