Lafayette was excited because he always wanted to face the british raiders
Lafayette was excited about commanding an American Force in the battle of Yorktown because it was his dream to have a chance to command an American army.
They are not chosen over British players as such. Clubs choose the best players they can get. Where they come from is not important, their ability is. If a club wants to build a very strong team but only chooses players from one place, then they won't have a great team. Most soccer players are not British, so naturally a lot of non-British players get chosen. If a British player is the best a club can get for the position they are looking to fill, then the British player will of course get chosen, but not because he is British. It would be based purely on his ability.
They are elected, just like in the US.
The name British Columbia was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858. In 1871, it became the sixth province of Canada.
The name was chosen by Queen Victoria when it was a British colony in 1858, in reference to the area drained by the Columbia river.
Because that's where the (British) Royal Observatory was.
It was chosen by the Lonsdale's Choice. The name Melbourne was named after a mentor of the young Queen which is the British Prime Minister William Lamb, 2nd, Viscount Melbourne.
Once a king or queen is chosen, he or she is the king or queen for his or her life.
It is believed that the "Pirate" depicted on the Raiders' logo is actor Randolph Scott. I do not know why he was chosen. After comparison, the pirate looks like the actor Scott.
The King or Queen for example, Queen Elizabeth II is head of the British Monarchy
This is an approximate direct (straight line) distance. During actual travel, this distance may change if a different flight route is chosen. The distance between the two places in miles is: 698
She stated that she had a series of visions of Saint Michael, Saint Catherine and Saint Margaret and was told by them that God had chosen her to lead the French army to victory over the British invaders.