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Acadia

Acadia was the name given by the French France

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 to a colonial territory French colonial empires

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 in northeastern North America North America

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 that included parts of eastern Quebec Quebec

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, the Maritime provinces Maritimes

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, and modern-day New England New England

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, stretching as far south as Philadelphia Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, colloquially referred to as Philly, and known as The City of Brotherly Love i... 

. The actual specification by the French government for the territory refers to lands bordering the Atlantic Atlantic Ocean

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 coast, roughly between the 40th and 46th parallels. Later, the territory was divided into the British United Kingdom

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 colonies which were to become American United States

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 states U.S. state

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 and Canadian provinces Provinces and territories of Canada

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1604   France France

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 begins settling Acadia, first successful French France

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 North America North America

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n colony Colony

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1667   Second Anglo-Dutch War Second Anglo-Dutch War

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 ends: The Treaty of Breda ends the war. The treaty also recognizes Acadia as a French France

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 possession.



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Acadia was the name given by the French France

France, officially the French Republic, is a country [i] whose metropolitan territory [i] ... 

 to a colonial territory French colonial empires

France [i] had colonial [i] possessions, in various forms, since the beginning of the 17th century [i] ... 

 in northeastern North America North America

North America is a continent [i] in the Earth [i]'s northern hemisphere [i] and almost fully in the western hemisphere [i]... 

 that included parts of eastern Quebec Quebec

Quebec, or Qubec in French [i], In 1898, the Canadian Parliament passed the first ... 

, the Maritime provinces Maritimes

he Maritime provinces, also the Canadian Maritimes or simply the Maritimes, is a region [i] ... 

, and modern-day New England New England

New England is a region of the United States [i] located in the northeastern corner of the country. ... 

, stretching as far south as Philadelphia Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, colloquially referred to as Philly, and known as The City of Brotherly Love i... 

. The actual specification by the French government for the territory refers to lands bordering the Atlantic Atlantic Ocean

The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest ocean [i], covering approximately one-fifth of the Earth [i]'s ... 

 coast, roughly between the 40th and 46th parallels. Later, the territory was divided into the British United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country and sovereign state [i] tha ... 

 colonies which were to become American United States

The United States of America, also known as the United States, the U.S., the U.S.A., a... 

 states U.S. state

A state of the United States is any one of the fifty subnational entities referred to as a state [i] ... 

 and Canadian provinces Provinces and territories of Canada

Provincial and territorial legislatures are unicameral [i], having no second chamber equivalent to the Canadian Senate [i] ... 

.

Early history



The territory's first Europe Europe

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an colonists Colony

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, who would later become known as Acadians Acadian

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, were French subjects primarily from the Pleumartin to Poitiers Poitiers

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 in the Vienne département of west-central France. The first French settlement was established by Pierre Dugua, Sieur de Monts, Governor of Acadia under the authority of King Henry IV Henry IV of France

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, on Saint Croix Island Saint Croix Island, Maine

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 in 1604. The following year, the settlement was moved across the Bay of Fundy Bay of Fundy

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 to Port Royal after a difficult winter on the island and deaths due to scurvy Scurvy

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. In 1608, many of the settlers followed Samuel de Champlain Samuel de Champlain

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 north to found New France New France

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 at the site of modern day Quebec City Quebec City

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The French took control of the Abenaki Western Abenaki

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 First Nations First Nations

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 territory. In 1654, King Louis XIV of France Louis XIV of France

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 appointed aristocrat Nicholas Denys as Governor of Acadia and granted him the confiscated lands and the right to all its mineral Mineral

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s.
British colonists captured Acadia in the course of King William's War but Britain returned it to France at the peace settlement. It was recaptured in the course of Queen Anne's War and its conquest confirmed in the Treaty of Utrecht of 1713.

On 23 June that year, the French residents of Acadia were given one year to declare allegiance to Britain or leave Nova Scotia Nova Scotia

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. In the meantime, the French signalled their preparedness for future hostilities by building Fortress Louisbourg Fortress of Louisbourg

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 on Cape Breton Island Cape Breton Island

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. The British grew increasingly alarmed by the prospect of disloyalty in wartime of the Acadians now under their rule.

The great upheaval

In 1755, the British burned Acadian homes at the outbreak of the French and Indian War French and Indian War

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 between Britain and France, accusing Acadians of disloyalty and guerrilla action. Those who still refused to swear loyalty to the British crown then suffered what is referred to as the Great Upheaval Great Upheaval

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, when some 6,000-7,000 Acadians were expelled from Nova Scotia to France or the American colonies Thirteen Colonies

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. Others fled deeper into Nova Scotia and other parts of the colony of Canada.

After 1764, many expelled Acadians settled in Louisiana Louisiana

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, which had been transferred by France to Spain before the end of the Seven Years' War. The name Acadian was corrupted to Cajun. Britain allowed some Acadians to return to Nova Scotia, but these were forced to settle in small groups, and were not permitted to reside in the former communties of Grand-Pre and Port Royal.

The poem Evangeline Evangeline

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by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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 is a romanticized account of the Deportation and its aftermath, telling the story of Evangeline, a Acadian woman who never gives up the search for her lover.

Origin of the name

The origin of the name Acadia is credited to the explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano Giovanni da Verrazano

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 , who had the Greek term "Arcadie", meaning land of plenty, written on the entire Atlantic coast north of Virginia on his sixteenth century map. Another theory is that Acadia is derived from the Mi'kmaq term for "place", pronounced "akatie" and the Malecite term "quoddy", also meaning a "fertile place".

Contemporary Acadia

Today, Acadia refers to regions of Atlantic Canada Atlantic Canada

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 with French roots, language, and culture. In the abstract, Acadia refers to the existence of a French culture on Canada’s east coast.

In 1994, Acadians and Cajuns held the first Acadian World Congress in Moncton, New Brunswick Moncton, New Brunswick

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. Subsequent world congresses were held in 1999 and 2004.

The national anthem of Acadia is Ave Maris Stella.

See also

  • Acadian Acadian

    The Acadians are the descendants of the original French [i] settlers of parts of the northeaster ... 

  • Acadian French
  • List of Acadians
  • List of Acadian governors
  • New France New France

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  • A few acres of snow A few acres of snow

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External links

  • — Illustrated Historical Essay
  • — Illustrated Historical Essay
  • from the Columbia Encyclopedia
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- Acadian history and census records



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