Colonial America: Why Do Americans Speak English? | Thomas Kidd
Historian Thomas Kidd explains how the English—despite late starts and fierce rivals—came to dominate North America, laying the foundations for the colonies that would become the United States.
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Show Notes
The Spanish got to the New World first. The French built the biggest forts. The Indians knew the land best. So how did the English come to dominate North America? Thomas Kidd, author of American History Volumes 1 and 2, walks us through the unlikely rise of the English colonies—and how they laid the foundation for the United States of America.
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