The United States has no official language. English (96%), Spanish, French, German, Italian, and Japanese are the most common languages spoken in the United States. Because the founders of the country spoke mostly English, it became the de factonational language. To speculate if French could have become the official language, is a stretch, even though there were many French explorers in land to eventually become the United States. If there was any possibility of French becoming a national language, the prospect dissolved after France agreed to the Louisiana Purchase (about 23% of the land mass of the mainland United States.

According to the 2000 Census, French is the fourth most popular language in the United States that is spoken by people over the age of five years old. Approximately 1.6 million people speak French at home in the United States. In addition, approximately 450,000 people speak French-Creole. 17% of people in the United States who can speak a second language speak French.

England and the French Culture.

If you are referring to the United States, no. The U.S. has never had ANY official language, not even English.

English is the dominate language in the United States.