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The Great Deportation

The Great Deportation. The Great Deportation . Britain takes control of many areas of Acadia through the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713. Acadians are told they have 1 year to leave the land Acadians have lived on this land for over 100 years in many cases – most refuse to leave

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The Great Deportation

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  1. The Great Deportation

  2. The Great Deportation • Britain takes control of many areas of Acadia through the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713. • Acadians are told they have 1 year to leave the land • Acadians have lived on this land for over 100 years in many cases – most refuse to leave • 1730 – Acadians are required to take an oath • Oath of Neutrality • If a war was to break out between Britain and France, the Acadians were to stay neutral – not fight for either side.

  3. The Great Deportation • Some Acadians took the oath, but many did not. • Why would Acadians not want to take this oath? • 1755 – war between Britain and France seemed likely • Britain required Acadians to take a new oath – “the oath of allegiance” • Acadians were to fight for Britain against France if a war broke out • The Acadians Refused!!!

  4. The Great Deportation • Some Acadians escaped to New France, some found protection with the Mi’kmaq – but many refused to move • Between 1755 and 1763 (basically the time period of the 7 Years War – which we will learn about next class) – Britain captured and shipped 11000 Acadians to the Thirteen Colonies, to England, and to France • Many families were separated, especially mixed Acadian/Mi’kmaq families. • Read “Removed from the Province” pages 149-151 in the textbook and answer questions 1-3 on page 151.

  5. Conflict and Identity • Information from page 152 of the textbook • Why did Britain decide to deport the Acadians? Which of the following points is most important? • If France and Britain went to war, Acadia would certainly be drawn into the fighting, because of its strategic location • The Acadians were Catholic and spoke French – They had lived peacefully under British rule since 1713 – more than 40 years – but they had more in common with the culture of France than with British culture • In 1755, Acidia had 12000 Acadian settlers and 6000 British settlers (Acadians outnumbered the British 2 to 1) • The Acadians refused to promise to fight against France in a war, but they did promise to remain neutral. What does this suggest about the way Acadians thought of their own identity? • The British assumed they could not trust the Acadians, because they were of French descent.

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