The Acadian Journey

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The Acadian Journey

• 1600-1820

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The Acadians were the first European settlers in
North America

• As early as 1548, maps identified the Nova Scotia
  area as LArcadie.
• They established Port Royal, Nova Scotia, in
  1605. It was the first permanent city in the New
  World.

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1605-1650

• The Acadians, mostly farmers from western France,
  settle in LArcadie in growing numbers, fleeing
  political and religious upheaval in their native
  land. They are skilled farmers and live a
  pastoral existence.

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1650-1710

• The Acadians struggle to maintain neutrality
  through a series of French-British conflicts.
  Hegemony over Nova Scotia changes hands
  repeatedly over this period.

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1713

• France signs the Treaty of Utrecht, ceding all of
  Nova Scotia, including Port Royal, to the English

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1755-1765

• British Governor Charles Lawrence and the Nova
  Scotia Council decided to deport the Acadians on
  July 28, 1755.

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1755-1765

• About 6,000 Acadians were forcibly removed from
  their colonies and dispersed among the 13
  American colonies, France, and French possessions
  in the Caribbean.

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1763-1784

• Their homes and crops were burned by the British.
  The Acadians were dispersed to resettlement
  camps. Many of them assimilated into the
  surrounding cultures.

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1764-1788

• Once again fleeing political and religious
  persecution, thousands of Acadians make their way
  to the Louisiana territory, first under French
  and later under friendly Spanish rule.

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1785-1800

• The Acadians spread throughout south central
  Louisiana, adapting to their new environment.

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1800-1820

• Louisiana became a United States territory with
  the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. The Acadians
  thrived in their new land and intermingled with
  the local population, resulting in the familiar
  Cajun culture that we know today.

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References

• 1. Acadian section of Champlains 1632 map.
  Acadian-Cajun Genealogy History. Retrieved
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• 2. Acadie. Acadian-Cajun Genealogy History.
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• 3. Charette a Boeuf (1985). Camille Cormier.
  Musee Acadien. Retrieved 10/08/04 from
  http//www.umoncton.ca/maum/mainframe_an.html
• 4. Signing the Oath. Nelson Surrette.Acadian-Cajun
  Genealogy History. Retrieved 10/08/04 from
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• 5. Battle of Waterloo. BBC.com. Retrieved
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• 6. Ships Taking Acadians into Exile. Nelson
  Surette. Acadian-Cajun Genealogy History.
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• 7.Le Grande DErengement. Nelson Surrette.
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• 8. Acadian-Cajun Genealogy History. Nelson
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• 9. Migrations and Return. Claude Picard.
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• 10. Life in a New Land. George Rodrigue.
  Acadian-Cajun.com. Retrieved 10/08/04 from
• http//www.acadian-cajun.com/hiscaj2d.htm.
• 11. The arrival of the Acadians in Louisiana.
  Robert Dafford. www.thecajuns.com. Retrieved
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