History of Acadia, Canada

Acadia, Canada, is a beautiful and historically rich region located in the eastern part of the country, primarily in the province of Nova Scotia.


Acadia (French: Acadie) was a colony of New France in northeastern North America that included parts of eastern Quebec, the Maritime provinces, and modern-day Maine to the Kennebec River during much of the 17th and early 18th centuries.
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Beginning in 1755 and lasting for several years, Acadians were deported by the English. The Acadian taken over by the English were initially sent to the British Colonies: Massachusetts, Virginia, North Carolina, Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland and South Carolina.

From there, some of them (from Pennsylvania and Maryland) eventually ended up in Louisiana. Acadians in Virginia were deported to England.

Some Acadians escaped the initial deportation and went to French-controlled areas such as Isle St Jean. In 1758, that area fell to the British and the Acadians were deported to France.

In the end, over 6,000 Acadians were forcibly removed from their homes by the English.

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