Le Grand Dérangement

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Le Grand Dérangement refers to the forced expulsion and displacement of the Acadian people from the Maritime provinces of Canada by the British in the mid-18th century.

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Le Grand Dérangement canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic cleansing
forced displacement
historical event
alsoKnownAs Acadian Expulsion NERFINISHED
Great Upheaval NERFINISHED
appliesToJurisdiction British Empire NERFINISHED
cause British–French imperial rivalry in North America
Seven Years' War NERFINISHED
commemoratedBy Acadian National Day ceremonies
Grand-Pré National Historic Site NERFINISHED
country Canada
describedBySource Acadian oral tradition
endTime 1764
hasEffect confiscation of Acadian lands
decline of Acadian population in the Maritimes
diaspora of Acadian people
dispersal of Acadians to Britain
dispersal of Acadians to Caribbean colonies
dispersal of Acadians to France
dispersal of Acadians to the Thirteen Colonies
disruption of Acadian Catholic religious life
formation of Cajun identity in Louisiana
long-term cultural trauma for Acadian people
recognition as a significant event in Canadian history
redistribution of Acadian lands to New England Planters
resettlement of Acadians in Louisiana
separation of Acadian families
hasPart Acadian Expulsion NERFINISHED
languageOfWorkOrName French
location Acadia NERFINISHED
British North America NERFINISHED
Maritime provinces of Canada NERFINISHED
New Brunswick NERFINISHED
Nova Scotia NERFINISHED
Prince Edward Island NERFINISHED
mainSubject Acadians NERFINISHED
numberOfVictims over 10000
participant British Governor Council of Nova Scotia
Governor Charles Lawrence NERFINISHED
New England troops
perpetrator British authorities NERFINISHED
British colonial government of Nova Scotia
British military NERFINISHED
significantEvent deportation of Acadians from Fort Beauséjour region
deportation of Acadians from Grand-Pré
deportation of Acadians from Île Royale
deportation of Acadians from Île Saint-Jean
startTime 1755

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Great Upheaval hasAlias Le Grand Dérangement
Expulsion of the Acadians alsoKnownAs Le Grand Dérangement