Like Virgina, jamestown .......etc. with so much anti british feeling during 1776
2006-07-19 01:44:54 · 12 answers · asked by tausif h 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
because america has strong cultural tradition, same with the british and the long history of british rule in america
2006-07-19 01:51:08 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There aren't too many places I know that were definitely named after King George III... it wasn't all royals they hated, just as people today can think Bush/Clinton/whoever is an absolutely dreadful president, but still think Lincoln, Washington, etc. were fabulous.
Virginia, at least, was named after the beloved Good Queen Bess, Elizabeth I.
Interesting tidbit- if you're familiar with British royalty, you can very roughly trace the settlement patterns in eastern Virginia, as people frequently named places after the monarch at the time.
James City County is further east than Charles City County, which is further east than King & Queen County (named after William & Mary) or King William County.
2006-07-19 02:03:44 · answer #2 · answered by Megan S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is a good question. It is not just British named towns either. There is a lot of French and Spanish names that we never changed as well. I guess it just shows how diverse our country is. It also helps us to remember the battles the early Americans fought to build the nation and keep our freedom.
2006-07-19 01:52:26 · answer #3 · answered by lil2much2handle 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
would have been too much trouble. Jamestown was Jamestown for 100 years before the revolution.
2006-07-19 01:47:51 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
americans are full of dumbasses, so they didn't change it because they british government still really rules america, although its all a conspiracy that we don't know about and we all will find out when the world comes to an end or when i take over the world:D
2006-07-19 02:00:14 · answer #5 · answered by drazsyr 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Either the legislators do not have time to consider and debate about changing those names or they want to keep those names for historical reasons.
2006-07-19 01:49:33 · answer #6 · answered by Belen 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi,,, dont forget Charles Town,,now called Charleston, S.C......
they didnt hate the people necessarily,, and since the cities were already established ,,they just left it as it was.... after all,,, Hitler didnt change the name of Paris either.....
good luck
2006-07-19 01:51:16 · answer #7 · answered by eejonesaux 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think it was anti-British so much as anti-monarchy. That's probably why we've kept the names.
2006-07-19 01:47:41 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
cause i we like the british names just a guess
2006-07-19 01:49:45 · answer #9 · answered by soccer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No need to. Good or bad, those names represent our heritage. They are a part of us.
2006-07-19 01:47:55 · answer #10 · answered by kja63 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋