If the French or Spanish had first colonised America how different would that country be ?

Answer 1

I've actually answered this question (well, close) earlier, it is in my string of answers a few weeks ago.

Because France and Spain were both more politically stable at the time of the landings at Jamestown and Plymouth, the American colonies would not have had the chance to develop their own form of democratic government, or have had to develop a unique form of capitalism by skating around home-country regulations. Basically, we would be just another failed Latin American state, and Canada would be just like all of the failed former French sub-Saharan states.

Answer 2

Bill Gates would be French and we wouldn't be able to understand Windows XP or alter the windows registry. Silicon Valley would silconi valley. Californian wines - would taste much better - and we would have cali-champagne. George W would wear one of those big Spanish hats and walk funny. Not that different really.

Answer 3

if France or Spain had colonised America we would all be speaking french or Spanish drinking to much wine and eating frogs legs and olives .and horse meat .......can you imagine De Gaul as president phew lucky escape what ... thank god for the Brits ... i say.....mind you i do like french brandy and their perfumes and their style ..the Spaniards no still have bull fighting yuk

Answer 4

im guessing americans would be atleast twice as annoying with a silly accent. Maybe la tasca's would be take the status of mcdonalds in being the number one health hazard.

Chances are if america was a spanish speaking country, we wouldnt be bombed so much (because we wouldnt be supporting them in their stupid politics). im guessing, we would be better off in britain.

Answer 5

No difference to true Americans.Negros and red Indians are the true americans.They were driven away by settlers from Britain to escape from religious persecution.

Answer 6

Go to Louisiana, look at New Orleans. Louisiana was French and Spainish before it was American! That's how different it would be.

Answer 7

Surrender, do you want to buy some water, and nice hollidays on Costa del Sol Americano.

Answer 8

well they would all speak french or Spanish for a start

Answer 9

well england was not the first country, but they were the stronget, the nordic people were here too, and the spanich and the french, duh, the french and indian war

Answer 10

the indigenous population would have kicked their respective asses back hame.