New France
Americannoun
noun
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There he was stymied by the formidable governor-general of New France, the Comte de Frontenac, along with bad weather and smallpox.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
Responding to the Schenectady massacre, forces raised in New York and New England staged an invasion of New France in the following summer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
But it’s central in the founding of New France — French explorer Jacques Cartier made landfall in the early 1500s and colonists settled coastal hamlets in the late 1700s.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 20, 2022
His paternal grandfather was colonial governor of New France, which stretched from Canada through Louisiana to the sea.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2022
Dinwiddie had sent a special message to London, advising that French troops had marched out of New France and built two forts in the Ohio Valley, land claimed by Virginia.
From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen
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