Acadians 1713-1850

  • War of Spanish Succession ends

    The treaty of Utrecht ended the spainish war of succession and made the Acadians permanent British subjects. Well cape Breton and saint jean remained french.
  • Work begins on Fortress Louisbourg

    Work began on the Louisbourg fortress to protect French parts of Canada, and it became one of the busiest ports on the Atlantic coast
  • Acadians sign oath of allegiance to the British Crown

    Most Acadians signed oath to the British monarchy but refuse to fight the First Nations or French
  • Louisbourg falls to British

    Louisbourg falls to the British forces
  • Louisbourg returned to French

    The treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle returned Louisbourg to the French
  • Halifax established

    Halifax established which puts a solid British presence on the Canadian Atlantic coast
  • Population reaches milestone

    Population of Acadians in Nova Scotia reaches 10,000
  • Beginning of French and first nation war

    British demands acadians to take oath to the crown to fight against the French, most refuse
  • Expulsion begins

    A British governor and the Nova Scotia Council decide to kick the Acadians off the land. in total 6000 Akkadians were kicked off the land and their farms and houses burned down. The Acadians had to go to European colonies someone to England, and some even went to British dates now known as the US, some more jailed, some died, and some rental places like Quebec Nova Scotia in PEI.
  • Last Acadians Deported

    Any Acadians that fled to PEI and New Brunswick were captured and along with the remaining Akkadians from Nova Scotia were taken to France in total they displaced anywhere from 10,000 to 18,000 Acadians and killed thousands more
  • Treaty of Paris

    France signed treaty of Paris that gives all its land in Canada to Britain, except for two islands off the coast of Newfoundland
  • Acadian slowly return

    Akkadian people are allowed to return in small, isolated groups. They slowly return to mainland Nova Scotia and other islands
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    Acadian settle in Louisiana

    In this time, about 3000 Akkadian settle in Louisiana at the time Louisiana was a Spanish colony, but they managed to retain their French culture
  • Article published

    Famous poet Henry Longfellow released an article which would eventually be translated into over 130 languages and the world discovered the tragic history of the Acadians