Britain expels the Acadians
Charles William Jefferys. Library and Archives Canada, 1972-26-587
1755
In the fall of 1755, British troops burned homes and crops and began deporting Acadians from the region that today is Nova Scotia. Descendants of French settlers, the Acadians had tried to remain neutral in the conflicts between England and France, and had formed a close alliance with the Mi’kmaq. By 1763, some 10,000 Acadians had been deported, although many later returned — their culture intact — to establish a new Acadie in Atlantic Canada.
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