Statistics for occurrence #1 of “France” in chapter 3 of George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 3, 15th edition.:

...Albany, were originally possessed by the French. The attention of the court of France was directed to the fisheries; and Acadia had been represented by De Meules as the most important settlement of France . To protect it, the Jesuits Vincent and James Bigot collected a village of Abenakis on the Penobscot; and a flourishing town now marks the spot where the baron de St. Castin, a veteran officer of t...
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France (France) 17,744 418 0 0 0 user votes
France (Idaho, United States) 0 0 0 0 0 user votes

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