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Settlers from France were the first Europeans to settle in the land they called "Acadia". These people became known as Acadians. Acadia was the name the French gave to what we now know as Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and parts of New Brunswick, the Gasp
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∙ 18y ago
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∙ 14y agoThe Acadiens settled mainly in the Attakapas and Opelousas regions. Attakapas was later known as St. Martinville.
The main parishes that they settled in were Iberia, Lafayette, St. Martin, St. Mary, and Vermilion.
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∙ 12y agoThey were forced there by British oppressors. Most came by ship.
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∙ 11y agoFor the food that was there.
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What were the religions of the Acadians?
The Acadians were mostly Roman Catholic.
Why were the acadians caught in the middle of the fight between the french and the british?
why did the acadians refuse to fight the french
What did the Acadians do for fun?
The Acadians usually made their own music or danced. And they would play games.
How did the deportation of the Acadians end?
The deportation of the Acadians really hasn't ended yet, and maybe it never will. Each year, descendants of the deported Acadians return on a pilgrimage to Acadia, from all over North America, in search of their roots.
Who did the Hurons help?
The French and the Acadians
Were the Acadians French or English?
The Acadians were French.
What were the religions of the Acadians?
The Acadians were mostly Roman Catholic.
What kinds of food did the acadians eat?
little kids is what the Acadians liked to eat
How long did the acadians did the acadians live peacefully under the british rule?
200 years.
Was expulsion of the acadians legal?
The expulsion of the acadians was NOT legal. The british colonies expelled them anyways.
What became of many Acadians displaced by the British takeover of Acadia in 1755?
When the Britain feared that the Acadians could go to France and defeat them they made the Acadians sign a decloration but when the Acadians refused a utrech was signed and acadians were kicked out of there homes,farms,and went going off to France for help
Do you have eveidence that the acadians lived in Nova Scotia?
yes we do! the Acadians left the Dykes behind and that proofs it!
What did the Acadians do for fun?
The Acadians usually made their own music or danced. And they would play games.
Why were the acadians caught in the middle of the fight between the french and the british?
why did the acadians refuse to fight the french
What is Canada's large cluster of Francophones in New Brunswick is known as?
I believe you are referring to the acadians
Who are Acadians today?
The Acadians were French settlers in Canada who were ultimately expelled by the British. They migrated mostly to Louisiana.
What is the acadians Culture?
- Descendants of seventeenth-century French colonists, The Acadians Migrated from France and speak French derived mainly from the Poitou region of France.
