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acadia
The acadians were the descendants of the french colonist who had first farmed the shores of the bay of fundy inthe 1600. -
acadians under control
By 1710, most of acadia was firmly under british control. acadians had developed a unique identity becuase they had been cut off from the rest of new france for so long. britain changed the colonys name to nova scotia. it allowed the acadians to live in peace. it seemed the acadians troubles were over. -
Acadians way of life
By 1750 more than 10 000 Acadians lived on small farms and in villages nestled along the shores of the Bay of Fundy -
Fortress Quebec
By 1750 Qecbec had grown to be the largest town in New France with a population of about 8000, it was the center of French power -
War
By 1754 a British force led by General George Washington march into the valley in time . Washington would be the first presdient of the United State -
Caught in the middle
IN 1755 Lawrence gave the Acadian a threat swear your loyalty or lose the land. The Acadina did not want to fight they just wanted to remain neutral -
How it ended
Govenior Lawrence saw that the Acadians has betrayed him so he shipped them away. Most of the Acadians were deported by ship to New Zealand and somemwere send to France or the Carribean, Many Acadian didn't even survived the deportation. -
Captyuring Louisburg
By 1758 the british collected a huge force of warship and troops at Halifax, Arriving off Louisburg that june the british soldier scrambled off onshore with their cannon -
Perspective before war
Wolfe and Montcalm faced different challenges, Wolfe was on the attack he and his troops faced a well defended fortress, therefore wolfe could not cut off supplies, Montcalm on the other hand was on the defence he and his french foreces faced a huge fleet of british, he believed they were safe inside the stoned fortress. -
Battle on Plain of Abraham
Wolfe came upm with a plan and if British soldier can secretly make their way there they could attack the frech where their defences are weak. -
Acadian return
In 1763 the wars between France and England ended and the Acadian were free to return home, Some of them returned home but most chose to settle in what would become New Brunswick and Prince Edward -
World Acadian congress
In 2004 Nova scotia hosted the world Acadian congress it marked the 400th aniversary of the first French settlement in North America.
