How do you say hello in colonial America?

Americans say, Hello in formal settings, and Hi or Hey in informal settings.

Most of Central America has an official language of Spanish, so you would say hello in Spanish, which is "hola." Countries in Central America: Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Honduras...

then you say how are you

Hello in French is BonjourHi in French is SalutHow are you is Ca vaBye in French is Arivoir

To be respectful and not considered rude, I would say Hello back and ask a simple question like How are you? Or How is your family? Or How was your day? Or something like that. ;)