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Acadian Lifestyle
Most Acadian families fished, hunted, maintained livestock, or farmed. The farms were small plots of land worked by the families rather than slaves, and were home to a large variety of crops. The farms were very productive, producing a surplus of food allowing them to sell off excess for money. The fishing industry was very large and despite only having a population in the hundreds, there were several dozen sailing ships that were built in the colony. -
Foundation of Acadia
Foundation of Acadia in modern day Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and parts of Maine and Quebec, on the Atlantic coast, bordering the Gulf of Saint Lawrence to the North, and the Saint Lawrence River to the West. -
Citizens of Acadia
The original inhabitants of the region were the members of the Wabanaki Confederacy, and after the French colonized, the two cultures intermixed and intermarried which resulted in an amount becoming Métis. The French colonists were on good terms with the natives and the confederacy. The inhabitants were Catholic and likely pulled by the opportunities presented to peasants in the colony and the lack of opportunities from their home on the West coast of France. -
Acadian Lifestyle 2
Acadian families were large with women giving birth on average eleven times, with 3/4 reaching adulthood, which is significantly more than other parts of New France. The Acadian people harnessed the landscape by using techniques taught by the natives on how to hunt and trap. They also cleared large amounts of land in order to farm. -
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Acadia under French rule
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King William's War
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Queen Anne's War
At the end of the war the colony was ceded to Britain by France along with several other territorial holdings. -
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Acadia under British Rule
Acadian citizens refuse to swear allegiance to Britain. Acadia remained in British control for many years after. -
Fortress of Louisbourg
Originally established in 1713 as a settlement, and completed in 1740 as a fortress, the Fortress of Louisbourg located on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia was one of the most extensive and expensive European fortifications in North America. Louisbourg was the third busiest port in North America, and was an important military and economic foothold for the French Government. -
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King George's War
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Battle of Grand Pré
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Father Le Loutre's War
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The Deportation of the Acadians
Between 1755 and 1763, approximately 10,000 Acadians were deported. They were shipped to many points around the Atlantic. Large numbers were landed in the English colonies (primarily Maine and Louisiana), others in France or the Caribbean. -
Grand-Pré
On Friday, September 5, 1755 Colonel John Winslow ordered that all men aged 10 years and older in the area were to gather in the Grand-Pré Church for an important message from Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia, Charles Lawrence. The decree stated:
"That your Land & Tennements, Cattle of all Kinds and Livestocks of all Sorts are forfeited to the Crown with all other your effects Savings your money and Household Goods, and you yourselves to be removed from this Province." -
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Seven Years War
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Sources
http://www.cbc.ca/acadian/timeline.html
http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/history-of-acadia/
http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/the-deportation-of-the-acadians-feature/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acadia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acadians
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortress_of_Louisbourg
https://www.britannica.com/place/Acadia
