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2000 B.C. The British Isles have been inhabited for thousands of years, but the first tribes called the Celts were the first people to do this. When they first arrived, they spoke Celtic.
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Around 450 A.D. tribes from maimland Europe invaded, pushing Celts into Northern and Western parts of Europe.
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English today comes from the German language because of the Norman Invasion in 1066. The Normans were from Normandy, France. They spoke French. When they came to England they brought the language with them. The leaders of England spoke French, but the people spoke English.
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The invading tribes were the Angles, Jutes, and Saxons. All came from either Denmark or Germany. These people brought a language similiar to English, which eventually molded this language to be what it is. The language was reconstructed because of migration and isolation.
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During the reign of King John, England lost the control of Normany and entered a period of conflict with France. After this people did not want to speak French so they spoke English.
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Parliment entered this to change the offical language from French to English.
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The first colony built in North America began with Jamestown. Virginia 1607.
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The next official colony was established in Plymouth, Massachusetts, in1620.
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