Why English became the predominant language in the USA? Why not French, German, or Spanish?

Answer 1

because the English beat the French in the French and Indian war - the Germans didn't even have a unified country of their own yet - and the Spanish didn't get as far north on the eastern coast (only to Florida)

Answer 2

Well it is a fact that the 13 colonies were under British rule at the time, but oddly enough, when the representatives of the colonies signed the Declaration of Independence, The Bill of Rights, and the Constitution, the debate kept growing around the language that would be spoken in the new country, it was solved by a voting of the representatives on three options English, German and French, obviously English was the chosen one, being German a very close runner-off.

Answer 3

Because even back then English speakers believed it was God's own language. If you shout English loud enough everyone understands. Germans arrived late on the scene, French is still spoken in parts of Louisiana - on the Bayou - although most French wouldn't understand. On French TV they put subtitles on such programmes. Spanish is interesting. These days it's gaining strength. New York has the second largest Spanish-speaking population after Madrid! Not verified - maybe it's just Spanish propaganda.

Answer 4

Hello dear!
Greek almost became the USA language, but the Jews voted against it! Also, British became since, in that time most people in the states were predominantly speaking English!

Answer 5

Actually, we came very close to not speaking English. There were about as many Germans here as English, and when Congress voted on it, it was decided we would speak English. But we would have spoken German if just one man had voted differently.

Answer 6

The English speaking folks kick the shi-t out of the French & Spaniards

Germans didn't really migrated to the US until the late 1800' or early 1900's

Answer 7

That happened because the 13 colonies that rebelled against England and formed the United States were primarily English speaking.

Answer 8

Because England used to have the graetest Empire in the world, spanning nearly half the globe, so speaking English the most widely used language, spanning the americas, africa, asia and australasia. Although now it is not the most common language in the world

Answer 9

Because it broke from England, and since England ran the 13 colonies, the laws of the region where written in English.
If Alaska, for example, decided to secede one day -- what language do you think would be official? The language that the laws are written in.

Answer 10

Because the pilgrim fathers who came aboard the ship "Mayflower" were originally British who had left Britain , when they were not allowed by the church there to peacefully practise their religion.

The Spanish had first visited South america