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The Acadian diaspora came about when the Acadians refused to take an oath of allegiance to Britain. France had lost mainland Nova Scotia to Britain in a war, and the probability of another war with France was high. The Acadians had originally been allowed to remain on their lands, but Britain feared (with considerable justification) that they would support France and take up arms against Britain in a subsequent war. When the Acadians refused to swear an oath of allegiance to Britain, they were expelled from Nova Scotia. Many Acadians moved to Louisiana because it was still French territory at the time.
Most Acadians did not simply "move" to Louisiana. They were often loaded into cattle barges and brought down the ease coast, the sick and dying were dropped off on the eastern coast en-route to the Louisiana swamps and marshes. The Acadians had also been expelled because their catholic faith had been made illegal by the English rulers in Canada. The Acadians refused to renounce the church and made the decision to accept their plight - to be exiled. Many were enslaved in Europe and their French language was omitted from the education system of Louisiana in an effort to destroy the culture. In Louisiana, they found new topography, unknown animals and an entire word that they had to name while separated from France. At this point, their French language began to develop into the language that some mistakenly describe as a "dialect" or as a "broken" form of French. In reality, the Acadians gave a living quality to the language by base creativity in the truest form. Some French arrived with the army of Napoleon and are not Acadians at all, but arrived from Europe as Europeans. They found a thriving, French speaking culture and many remained after the war. These people of French origin, although not Acadian (Cajun) originally are largely indistinguishable today due to the French language, French family names and due to the innacurate concept that all French speaking people of Louisiana must all be Cajun. In reality, many French speaking Louisiana families of several generations of French speaking people but are not originally Cajun.
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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
How might the development of Halifax and louisbourg impact the acadians?
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Where were the Acadians exiles sent?
THEY WERE NOT EXILES! Improved Answer: Yes, they were exiles. They were exiled by the British because they would not take an oath of allegiance to the British crown. Anyway, they were sent to other British colonies like the 13 colonies that would later become the USA. Some of them made there way down to Louisiana and settled the South and the Southwest of the territory.
What was the first state to be formed from the Louisiana Territory?
All of:ArkansasMissouriIowaNebraskaMost of:MontanaWyomingNorth DakotaOklahomaKansasLouisianaHalf of:ColoradoMinnesotaAnd a tiny part of:New MexicoTexas
What did Louisiana do in the Civil War?
Louisiana was the mouth of the war.
What is a another word for acadians?
Cajuns.
Who are Acadians today?
The Acadians were French settlers in Canada who were ultimately expelled by the British. They migrated mostly to Louisiana.
Did the British government in Canada exile the Acadians to Louisiana?
Yes.
What was the name of the settlers whose descendants were the Cajuns of Louisiana?
Acadians
Where does the word Cajun come from?
The word Cajun is believed to come from "Acadian," referring to the French-speaking Acadian people who settled in the area that is now known as Louisiana. The Cajun culture is a mix of Acadian, French, Spanish, and African influences that have developed over centuries in Louisiana.
Who is the french-acadians who came to southern Louisiana?
Casions or however you spell it.
Were the Acadians accepted by the British colonists?
No the acadians were not accepted by the British colonists in America because they were foreign, but some made their way to Louisiana where the French did accept them.
What group of people moved from nova scotia Canada to Louisiana territory?
acadians
Which group of French colonists migrated to Louisiana after British expulsion from Canada?
the acadians
Who was the ethnic group of French Acadians who exiled from Canada to Southern Louisiana?
Cajuns
Where did cajun people flee from to Louisiana?
The name "Cajun" is short for Acadian. The Acadians were ran out of Canada.
Why did the acadians come to Nova Scotia?
Many Acadians left Louisiana to move to Nova Scotia during the Revolutionary War. Many were considered British citizens and the government promised to resettle them there,.
