The United States of America's language is English because English settlers settled the land. These founders brought their language with them.
If you are talking about the United States, there is only one national language: English. Spanish is the most widely spoken foreign language. If you are talking about all of the Americas, then each country has its own national language(s).
English, spanish, and portuguese are the major languages of the Americas by total speakers.
By far, the most widely distributed language family is the English language. English is spoken in 67 different countries.
English became America's primary language during the colonial period, when British settlers began establishing colonies in North America in the early 17th century. Over time, English became the dominant language through cultural assimilation and the influence of institutions like schools and the government.
Yup! Americans adapted Britain's language when they started colonizing the Americas from the 1500's till the 1900's. You know what? Canada also speaks English. I bet that bothers you, doesn't it? English isn't our language it is Englands language they gave it to us.
No Russian is spoken in Russia English is generally spoken in the Americas.
John Cabot was the first English explorer to sail to the Americas.
Spanish language first came to the territory now occupied by the Americas because it was the language of the explorers and settlers who set out from Spain's Caribbean outposts and from New Spain (Mexico) in the early sixteenth century.
Countries in the western hemisphere that speak English include the United States, Canada, the Bahamas, Jamaica, Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, and Belize. English is also an official language in several other countries in the Americas.
Uruguay's official language is Spanish. They don't have an official language and are considered the most secular country in the Americas.
Spaniards conquered the Americas and imposed their language on the natives.
The first permanent English settlement in the Americas was established in Virginia. It was called Jamestown.