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If Spain discovered America why american's speak English

david_kenndavid_kenn Posts: 539
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That still confuses me.
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    sodavlacsodavlac Posts: 10,607
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    Because more English speaking people settled there.
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    anne_666anne_666 Posts: 72,891
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    Do you have Google?:confused:
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    bossoftheworldbossoftheworld Posts: 4,941
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    I think there was a vote whether it would be German or English and English just got in by a small percent.
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    steveh31steveh31 Posts: 13,516
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    david_kenn wrote: »
    That still confuses me.

    Watch Horrible Histories sometimes sometime all this is explained

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4p-bWA1FOqs
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    NX-74205NX-74205 Posts: 4,691
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    Spain didn't discover America though. Once you get past that mistake your confusion may ease.
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    AnachronyAnachrony Posts: 2,757
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    Most people in the America's speak Spanish or Portuguese. The Spanish thoroughly colonized their discovery, they just focused on the warmer climates. There weren't enough of them to fully secure two huge continents before other countries were able to claim settlements of their own.
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    ElectraElectra Posts: 55,660
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    It was the Vikings who got there first
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    Hugh JboobsHugh Jboobs Posts: 15,316
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    I thought it was because the Spanish colonised the central/southern areas, hence there being Spanish speaking countries there. The English went for the more northern regions.

    That's what playing Colonization suggested to me anyway! :D
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    stargazer61stargazer61 Posts: 70,943
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    Anachrony wrote: »
    Most people in the America's speak Spanish or Portuguese. The Spanish thoroughly colonized their discovery, they just focused on the warmer climates. There weren't enough of them to fully secure two huge continents before other countries were able to claim settlements of their own.

    Now you will confuse him by referring to the America's as opposed to America!
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    marianna01marianna01 Posts: 2,598
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    stargazer61 wrote: »
    Now you will confuse him by referring to the America's as opposed to America!

    I think that the Americas was plural, as in the whole region being north, south and whatever in between. The America's beggared another question, such as America's language (see other thread(s)!
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    AnachronyAnachrony Posts: 2,757
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    marianna01 wrote: »
    I think that the Americas was plural, as in the whole region being north, south and whatever in between. The America's beggared another question, such as America's language (see other thread(s)!

    I'm typing on my iPhone here, give me a break. :p Spotted the typo after I submitted and was quoted.
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    lemoncurdlemoncurd Posts: 57,778
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    stargazer61 wrote: »
    Now you will confuse him by referring to the America's as opposed to America!

    Because of the spurious apostrophe, you mean?
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 12,003
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    anne_666 wrote: »
    Do you have Google?:confused:
    https://www.google.es/?gws_rd=ssl
    ;-)
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    anne_666anne_666 Posts: 72,891
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    DavetheSensible wrote: »
    https://www.google.es/?gws_rd=ssl
    ;-)

    This is a typical, misinformed to create an argument, thread.:D
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    AnachronyAnachrony Posts: 2,757
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    lemoncurd wrote: »
    Because of the spurious apostrophe, you mean?

    Yes, yes, we get it. I think the OP is far too confused already for stray punctuation to add to it.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 2,017
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    Electra wrote: »
    It was the Vikings who got there first

    Yes, this is my understanding too.
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    Toby LaRhoneToby LaRhone Posts: 12,916
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    Electra wrote: »
    It was the Vikings who got there first
    Nah. Chinese 1421.
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    The MartianThe Martian Posts: 1,610
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    Electra wrote: »
    It was the Vikings who got there first

    The Americas were discovered by a lost highly advanced ancient civilization long before the ice-age.
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    MudboxMudbox Posts: 10,110
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    I thought it was the native Americans that got there first.
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    marianna01marianna01 Posts: 2,598
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    anne_666 wrote: »
    This is a typical, misinformed to create an argument, thread.:D

    Love it - do you mean a typical
    (fill in the blanks) or atypical! :)
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    NX-74205NX-74205 Posts: 4,691
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    Toby LaRhone wrote: »
    Nah. Chinese 1421.

    Leif Erikson, c. 1075 has the Chinese beat by a considerable margin. Although it could be argued that the Thule tribes that crossed the Bering Straits to populate N. America were there first.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 68,508
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    One of the things I remember from my school history is that the Pope once divided the non-European world between Spain and Portugal, saying that they could have half each.
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    Sunset DaleSunset Dale Posts: 1,732
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    YoungAtHeart wrote: »
    Yes, this is my understanding too.

    Wouldn't the first people been those who came across when there was still a bridge across from Asia?:confused:
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    marianna01marianna01 Posts: 2,598
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    wonkeydonkey wrote: »
    One of the things I remember from my school history is that the Pope once divided the non-European world between Spain and Portugal, saying that they could have half each.

    Which Pope was that? I certainly don't see (having checked out on a map) that Spain and Portugal were evenly severed!! Maybe it is time for a more thorough discussion on this subject with said history teacher.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 12,003
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    Clovis Man, about 13000BCE wandered across America.
    Quite small.
    Bit like a troll in fact :D
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