Statistics for occurrence #1 of “France” in chapter 5 of George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 3, 15th edition.:
... grants and state papers.
As the claims of discovery and earliest occupation were clearly with the French, the English revived and exaggerated the rights of the Five Nations.
In the strife with France , during the government of De la Barre, some of their chiefs had fastened the arms of the duke of York to their castles; and this act was taken as a confession of irrevocable allegiance to England.
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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 | ||
† This entity has been selected by the automated classifier as the most likely match in this context. It may or may not be the correct match.