And, a bonus: Vermont, which was not one of the 13 colonies, is named because, after seeing the Green Mountains, Samuel de Champlain referred to it as "Verd Mont" (green mountains) on a map in his ...

FRENCH: France's hold on these former possessions has been very important to France's sense of itself, as a nation; to its global ambitions; to its pretentions as a near superpower; and to ...

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France is forging new relations with its former colonies, but old habits die hard Published: September 15, 2015 12:35am EDT Marie Gibert , Birkbeck, University of London ...