how did americans learn to speak english?

Question

i've learned from history, that native americans are those indians and the first people who discovered this country are the spaniards and the spaniards also teaches them the spanish language, so how did the americans arrives in speaking english?

Answer 1

A majority of the colonizers of North America were English speakers.

Natives learned English to engage in peaceful relations.
However, many did not learn English because it wasn't necessary and they wanted to maintain their culture. These people were persecuted and their children were FORCED to learn English.

Many Native children were Kidnapped and Forced to attend White Christian boarding schools. If they were caught speaking their Native language they would be beat. At some times they might have their tounge pierced or fingertips cut off. It is a Brutal history.

I am a Native woman.

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Answer 2

The United States speaks English because it was originally formed from English colonies on the east coast. Spaniards landed in Mexico and central America and the Carribean, where former Spanish colonies speak Spanish. Notice that some former English, Portugese, Dutch and French colonies in this area still speak the languages that they did as colonies.

Answer 3

Yes but if you take a notice, AMERICA IS A HUGE CONTINENT. Spanish / Portuguese were mainly in the south part of it. French and England North!.
Spain from USA had Florida, California, Texas, New Mexico etc..an i think some other state.
From South/Central practically all except la French Guyana and Brazil

Answer 4

The English were the principal colonizers of North America in the 17th and 18th centuries, and brought the language with them, overwhelming the native American culture.

Answer 5

How did the spanish learn to speak spanish.
Different countries, emigrating, and evloving.

A language is inevidable, most of the pilgrems where english.

Answer 6

Because after the spanish arrived an abundance of english people started to make settlements, and eventually we started using our own slang, dropped a few words, and lost the accent. thats pretty much it.

Answer 7

A lot of English speakers came here and it spread...

Answer 8

we have to give credit to Great Britian, England Uk (i dont know what they call themselves these days)