Great Upheaval

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The Great Upheaval was the mid-18th-century forced deportation of the Acadian people from the Maritime provinces of Canada by the British, leading to widespread displacement and cultural disruption.

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Great Upheaval canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic cleansing
forced deportation
historical event
appliesToEthnicGroup Acadians
cause British concerns over Acadian neutrality in conflicts with France
countryInvolved France
Great Britain
describedIn Acadian oral tradition
Evangeline
surface form: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem "Evangeline"
endTime 1764
hasAlias Expulsion of the Acadians
Le Grand Dérangement
hasCause French and Indian War context
Seven Years' War context
hasEffectOn Acadian culture
demographics of Maritime provinces
development of Cajun culture
hasPart deportations from Fort Beauséjour region
deportations from Grand-Pré
deportations from Île Royale
deportations from Île Saint-Jean
historicalPeriod mid-18th century
mainLocation Acadia
Maritime Provinces
surface form: Maritime provinces of Canada

New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island
participant Acadian civilians
British Army
British colonial authorities
Royal Navy
result Expulsion of the Acadians
surface form: Acadian diaspora

confiscation of Acadian lands
cultural disruption of Acadian society
deaths from disease and shipwrecks
destruction of Acadian settlements
dispersal of Acadian population
formation of Cajun community in Louisiana
loss of Acadian property
mass deportation of Acadians
resettlement of Acadians in Louisiana
significantPlace Bay of Fundy
Great Britain
surface form: Britain

British West Indies
surface form: Caribbean colonies

Fort Beauséjour
France
Grand-Pré National Historic Site
surface form: Grand-Pré

Louisiana
New England Colonies
surface form: New England colonies
startTime 1755

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Evangeline historicalEventDepicted Great Upheaval
Acadian culture historicalEvent Great Upheaval
Cajun historicalEvent Great Upheaval
Acadians historicalEvent Great Upheaval
Expulsion of the Acadians alsoKnownAs Great Upheaval
Grand Dérangement hasEnglishName Great Upheaval