Lesson 7

Question 1

What was the name of the French colony that comprised most of Nova Scotia?

Answer 1

Acadia

Question 2

Did Acadia have a lot of military protection?

Answer 2

No

Question 3

In the ___years history of Acadia, there were continual___and___by___settlers who were feuding with Acadian’s over fur trade and trapping boundaries.

Answer 3

• 150
• attacks
• occupations
• English

Question 4

Why did France want to keep control of Acadia? Why didn’t it work?

Answer 4

• to prevent the English from taking over
• France did not make attempts to populate or protect it in the way thye had in New France, and unfortunately for the Acadians they were pawns in a much larger European rivalry

Question 5

What was the population of Acadia?

Answer 5

10 000

Question 6

True or False: Nearly all Acadians were exiled out of the Maritimes by the English government?

Answer 6

True

Question 7

Why did the English want the Acadians out of Acadia?

Answer 7

to open up the territory for English immigrants

Question 8

How many Acadians were sent to either Louisiana (Cajuns) or France?

Answer 8

7000

Question 9

How many Acadians fled to Quebec?

Answer 9

2000

Question 10

How many Acadians were hid by neighbours?

Answer 10

1000

Question 11

What diseases did many of the Acadians die from? What was the other reason that a small number of Acadians died?

Answer 11

• typhoid, smallpox, yellow fever

- small number were killed by English soldiers

Question 12

What did Lawrence demand the Acadians take? What was the consequence of not doing so?

Answer 12

• Lawrence demanded that the Acadians take an oath of loyalty to the British.
• The consequence of not doing do was being thrown in jail and the expulsion

Question 13

What did the soldiers do at Grand Pre?

Answer 13

The soldiers at Grand Pre began rounding up settlers who were unarmed. More than 2000 prisoners were taken at Grand Pre and herded into transport ships at gunpoint. The soldiers then burnt farms, mills, and barns ensuring that the Acadians would never come back because they had nothing to come back to.

Question 14

How did Moncton get its name? How is that ironic?

Answer 14

Moncton got its name from Rovert Monckton who was one of the officers leading the persecution of the Acadians. It is ironic that Moncton got its name from him becasue Moncton New Brunswick is one of the strongolds of Acadian culture and eductions. It’s also misspelled.

Question 15

How many Acadians were forced to leave? How many died?

Answer 15

10 000 Acadians were forced to leave, and 3000 lost their lives

Question 16

Did the expulsions need to occur?

Answer 16

No, the mass expulsions did not need to occur. The Acadians had been on that land for many years. They never fought against the British bearing French arms. And besides, they signed something previously about never having to fight against France for Britain and then all of a sudden the British changed their mind and retracted that clause which is why they regused to take the oath.

Question 17

What happened in 1764?

Answer 17

In 1764 the Acadians returned (about 3000) after the ban was lifted and deportations cancelled. They found, however, that their lands had been given to English squatters “planters” and had to start over.

Question 18

What did Jean Chretien do in 2003?

Answer 18

In 2003, Jean Chretien, with the support of his cabinet, issued a proclamation that what had happened to the Acadians was wrong and unjustified. It wasn’t a full apology though.