Grand Dérangement
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The Grand Dérangement was the mid-18th-century forced deportation and dispersal of the Acadian people by the British from what is now Canada’s Maritime provinces.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Grand Dérangement canonical | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Acadian history event
ⓘ
ethnic cleansing ⓘ forced deportation ⓘ historical event ⓘ |
| appliesToEthnicGroup | Acadians ⓘ |
| approximateNumberDeported | over 10000 ⓘ |
| cause |
British concerns over Acadian neutrality in imperial wars
ⓘ
refusal of many Acadians to swear unconditional oath of allegiance to Britain ⓘ |
| century | 18th century ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | National Acadian Day observances ⓘ |
| commemoratedIn |
Acadian literature
ⓘ
Acadian music ⓘ Acadian oral tradition ⓘ |
| culturalConsequence |
Acadian diaspora
ⓘ
formation of Cajun community in Louisiana ⓘ |
| deportedTo |
British America
ⓘ
surface form:
British American colonies
Caribbean ⓘ England ⓘ France ⓘ Louisiana Territory ⓘ
surface form:
Louisiana
New England Colonies ⓘ
surface form:
New England colonies
|
| endDate | 1764 ⓘ |
| hasEnglishName | Great Upheaval ⓘ |
| hasFrenchName | Grand Dérangement self-link ⓘ |
| involvedPopulation |
Acadians
ⓘ
surface form:
Acadian people
|
| legalBasis | orders of Governor Charles Lawrence ⓘ |
| method |
confiscation of property
ⓘ
destruction of Acadian settlements ⓘ mass deportation by ship ⓘ |
| orderedBy |
Charles Lawrence
ⓘ
Executive Council of Nova Scotia ⓘ
surface form:
Nova Scotia Council
|
| perpetratedBy |
British Empire
ⓘ
British authorities ⓘ Colony of Nova Scotia ⓘ
surface form:
British colonial government of Nova Scotia
|
| relatedConflict |
French and Indian War (as part of British America)
ⓘ
surface form:
French and Indian War
Seven Years' War ⓘ
surface form:
Seven Years’ War
|
| relatedWork | poem "Evangeline" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow ⓘ |
| rememberedAs | traumatic event in Acadian collective memory ⓘ |
| result |
death of many Acadians from disease and shipwrecks
ⓘ
dispersal of Acadian population ⓘ loss of Acadian lands ⓘ separation of Acadian families ⓘ |
| startDate | 1755 ⓘ |
| tookPlaceIn |
Acadia
ⓘ
British America ⓘ
surface form:
British North America
Maritime Provinces ⓘ
surface form:
Canada’s Maritime provinces
New Brunswick ⓘ Nova Scotia ⓘ Prince Edward Island ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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