FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
EFFECTS OF EUROPEAN COLONIZATION
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Question
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What can we infer by seeing the countries of origin of place names in the USA?
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All names come from Great Britain.
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The place names are multicultural, like the settlers
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Only the Spanish were allowed to name new places.
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None of the places have American Indian names.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Most often the names of places are related to the original people that founded the settlement and they can often be attributed to the landscape, animals, vegetation or social activities of the area.
Detailed explanation-2: -Place name origins in the United States Place names in the United States are often taken from the European nation that first colonized the land. Many names that have been transferred from Britain, as is the case with Barnstable, Massachusetts and Danbury, Connecticut.
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