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While European traders and fisherman had visited the shores of the future Acadia before 1604, the French presence was established by a group of explorers and buisnessmen, including Samuel de Champlain. These figures spent the winter in Acadia, at the mouth of the Saint Croîx River.
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Samuel de Champlain went to Port Royal, which became a big town in Acadia.
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Port Royal has now been abandonned by the French
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Jean de Poutrincourt goes to Port Royal and re-establishes it.
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From 1632 all the way to 1653, settlers were arriving.
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The ownership of the acadian colonies are tossed back and forth between the English and the French.
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The french settlement ceased and is now under English rule from 1654-1670
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The first census takes place in Port Royal. It is one of the first in Canda.
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While many Acadians signed allegiance to the British Crown, they refused to fight either the French or the Natives.
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The decision has been made, however the expulsion of the Acadians has only just begun. Thousands of the Acadians were killed and deported to other places.
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All the Acadians who fled to other places before the deportation were rounded up and sent to France.
