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![]() The French were expelled from the southern area by the British in 1755.
33% of the people in New Brunswick today speak French and English,. 9% speak French only.
It was the French who established the first permanent European settlement, Port Royal, in 1605. On July 1, 1867, with passage of the British North America Act, the Dominion of Canada, was officially established as a self-governing entity within the British Empire.
The Expulsion of the Acadians, also known as the Great Upheaval, the Great Expulsion, the Great Deportation, and the Deportation of the Acadians (French: Le Grand Drangement or Dportation des Acadiens), was the forced removal, by the British, of the Acadian people from parts of a Canadian-American region historically known as Acadia, between 17551764. About New Brunswick and Nova Scotia: A federation of colonies in British North America - New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Quebec, and Ontario - joined together to become the Dominion of Canada on July 1, 1867. were united into one federation called the Dominion of Canada What had formerly been called the Province of Canada was divided into the two provinces of Ontario and Quebec. Most of the people in the province named 'New Scotland' have Gaelic ancestry, but Nova Scotia also contains strong Mi'kmaq, French Acadian, and even African cultural influences. All of Nova Scotia's four founding cultures share a love of music, family, history, and celebration. Source: Nova Scotia -- History and Culture | iExplore
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