Language In The United States

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History

 

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May 18, 2016

 

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In 1795, a proposal was presented to congress to have federal laws printed in German as well as English. Some feared that the proposal was to have German as the official language of the United States. The proposal was denied by one vote. (Baron, 2005) The second President of the United States of America, John Adams in 1780, approached the Continental Congress requesting an official academy be created to “purify, develop, and dictate usage of,” English...
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According to the American Civic Liberties Union (ACLU) congress denied, Adams’ proposal. Adams’ academy would have dictated the proper grammar, spelling, and vocabulary in the United States. This would also have made English the national language of the United States. (U.S. para 3) Congress had rejected John Adams’ proposal as undemocratic and a threat to individual liberty...
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