French colony of Acadia
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The French colony of Acadia was an early North American French settlement centered in parts of present-day Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island, known for its distinctive Acadian culture and its strategic role in colonial conflicts between France and Britain.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| French colonial administration of Acadia | 1 |
| colony of Acadia | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French colony
ⓘ
former colony ⓘ historical region ⓘ |
| borderedBy | New England colonies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Port Royal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
Anglo-French colonial conflicts
ⓘ
British Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economy |
agriculture
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ fur trade ⓘ |
| endTime | 1763 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Acadians
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mi'kmaq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
France
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pierre Dugua de Mons NERFINISHED ⓘ Samuel de Champlain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadSettlement |
Beaubassin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fort Beauséjour NERFINISHED ⓘ Fort Louisbourg NERFINISHED ⓘ Grand-Pré NERFINISHED ⓘ Port Royal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Acadian culture
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dyke-based agriculture on tidal marshlands ⓘ strategic position on the Atlantic coast ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
North America
ⓘ
present-day Canada ⓘ present-day Maine ⓘ present-day New Brunswick ⓘ present-day Nova Scotia ⓘ present-day Prince Edward Island ⓘ |
| partOf | New France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
British conquest of Acadia in 1710
NERFINISHED
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Expulsion of the Acadians NERFINISHED ⓘ Father Le Loutre's War NERFINISHED ⓘ French and Indian War NERFINISHED ⓘ King William's War NERFINISHED ⓘ Queen Anne's War NERFINISHED ⓘ Treaty of Paris 1763 NERFINISHED ⓘ Treaty of Utrecht NERFINISHED ⓘ founding of Port Royal in 1605 ⓘ |
| sovereigntyChangedTo | Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sovereigntyChangeEvent | Treaty of Utrecht 1713 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1604 ⓘ |
| successor | British colony of Nova Scotia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| territorialCore | peninsula of Nova Scotia ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Port Royal (Acadia)
this entity surface form:
colony of Acadia
this entity surface form:
French colonial administration of Acadia