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Treaty of Utrecht is signed, ending the War of Spanish Succession, and making the Acadians permanent British subjects.
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In 1719, work began on Fortress Louisbourg to protect France’s interests. It was to become one of the busiest ports on the Atlantic coast.
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The French Fortress fall to the hands of the British. The British/Acadian tension grows.
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the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapel returns Louisbourg to the French.
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Halifax is established in Nova Scotia and created a solid British colonization on the Atlantic coast. Many Acadians lived there.
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French and Indian war starts in North America.
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John Winslow and British governor Charles Lawrence decide to deport the Acadians.
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the Deportation of the Acadians continues and the remaining Acadians who fled to French colonies such as Louisbourg, are rounded up and sent to France.
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British authorities allowed Acadians to return in small isolated groups. Some ended up in Nova Scota and the Cape Breton Islands. others ended up in Newfoundlad and the West Indies.
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From about 3,000 Acadians traveled from France to settle in Louisiana. (their descendants are known as the Cajuns)
