Expulsion of the Acadians

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The Expulsion of the Acadians was an 18th-century forced removal of French-speaking settlers from the Maritime regions of Canada by the British, leading to widespread displacement and diaspora, including to Louisiana.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf deportation
ethnic cleansing
forced migration
historical event
alsoKnownAs Great Upheaval
Le Grand Dérangement
commemoratedBy Grand-Pré National Historic Site
commemoratedOn Acadian Remembrance Day
countryInvolved France
Great Britain
destination Great Britain
surface form: Britain

British North American colonies (except some territories)
surface form: British North American colonies

Caribbean colonies
France
Louisiana Territory
surface form: Louisiana
endTime 1764
hasCause British concerns about Acadian neutrality
British desire to secure control of Nova Scotia
French and Indian War (as part of British America)
surface form: French and Indian War

Seven Years' War
hasEffect Acadians
surface form: Acadian diaspora

confiscation of Acadian lands
creation of Cajun community in Louisiana
depopulation of Acadian settlements
disruption of Acadian culture
resettlement of Acadians in Louisiana
mainLocation Acadia
Maritime Provinces
surface form: Maritime provinces of Canada

New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island
method confiscation of property
destruction of homes and farms
forced deportation by ship
numberOfPeopleAffected over 10000
orderingAuthority Colony of Nova Scotia
surface form: British colonial government of Nova Scotia

Governor Charles Lawrence
participant Acadians
British colonial authorities
New England colonial militias
surface form: New England militia
relatedTo Acadia
Acadian culture
Cajun
surface form: Cajuns

colonialism in North America
history of Nova Scotia
significantPlace Grand-Pré National Historic Site
surface form: Grand-Pré
startTime 1755
timePeriod 18th century

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Evangeline historicalEventDepicted Expulsion of the Acadians
Acadian culture commemorates Expulsion of the Acadians
Acadia notableEvent Expulsion of the Acadians
this entity surface form: Deportation of the Acadians
St. John Valley hasHistoricalEvent Expulsion of the Acadians
this entity surface form: Acadian resettlement after the Great Upheaval
Landscape of Grand Pré associatedWithEvent Expulsion of the Acadians
this entity surface form: Deportation of the Acadians
Acadians historicalEvent Expulsion of the Acadians
Gabriel Lajeunesse basedOnEvent Expulsion of the Acadians
Gabriel Lajeunesse causeOfSeparation Expulsion of the Acadians
Great Upheaval hasAlias Expulsion of the Acadians
Great Upheaval result Expulsion of the Acadians
this entity surface form: Acadian diaspora
Benedict Bellefontaine historicalEventContext Expulsion of the Acadians
Evangeline (1919 film) historicalEventDepicted Expulsion of the Acadians
Congrès mondial acadien hasMainSubject Expulsion of the Acadians
this entity surface form: Acadian diaspora
Acadian theatre hasTheme Expulsion of the Acadians
this entity surface form: Acadian deportation
Father Le Loutre's War relatedTo Expulsion of the Acadians
this entity surface form: Acadian Expulsion
Cajun Country historicallyPopulatedBy Expulsion of the Acadians
this entity surface form: Acadian exiles