Question: american sign language was brought to america from which country

title: American Sign Language
text: ASL is thought to have originated in the American School for the Deaf ( ASD ) , founded in Hartford , Connecticut in 1817 . Originally known as The American Asylum , At Hartford , For The Education And Instruction Of The Deaf And Dumb , the school was founded by the Yale graduate and divinity student Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet . Gallaudet , inspired by his success in demonstrating the learning abilities of a young deaf girl Alice Cogswell , traveled to Europe in order to learn deaf pedagogy from European institutions . Ultimately , Gallaudet chose to adopt the methods of the French Institut National de Jeunes Sourds de Paris , and convinced Laurent Clerc , an assistant to the school 's founder Charles - Michel de l'Épée , to accompany him back to the United States . Upon his return , Gallaudet founded the ASD on April 15 , 1817 . 

Answer: answer: ASL is thought to have originated in the American School for the Deaf (ASD).   Gallaudet chose to adopt the methods of the French Institut National de Jeunes Sourds de Paris, and convinced Laurent Clerc, an assistant to the school's founder Charles - Michel de l'Épée, to accompany him back to the United States.  Upon his return, Gallaudet founded the ASD on April 15, 1817.