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Acadia was a French colony in North America which covered todays Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, part of New Brunswick and Quebec Canada and Maine 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.
The French territory called Acadie extended into present-day New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Maine, and even parts of Québec.
There were six colonial wars in a 74-year period in which British interests tried to capture Acadia, starting with King William's War in 1689.
In 1755 the Canadians took over Acadia.
Although Acadian settlers remained neutral during the decades of conflict, the British expelled them and torched their. Many of the French were deported.
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),to English colonies (Massachusetts - Georgia) along the eastern seaboard.
The area became part of the Dominion of Canada (ew Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Quebec, and Ontario) a federation of colonies in British North America.
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.
Story in National Geographic News Service about Fort Pentagoet where Nicolas Babineau was stationed according to some sources. It was adjacent to what is now Acadia National Park.
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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