Acadian Expulsion (dec 23, 1755 – apr 18, 1763)
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The Acadian Expulsion was when 1000's of acadians were forced out of their homes. The Acadians were a French colony, but the treaty of Utrecht let them move to other towns, they didn't want to though. In 1730, the British and the Acadians finally
came to an agreement. The British allowed
the Acadians to practise Catholicism, and
the Acadians signed an oath declaring their
loyalty to the British King, George II. As part
of the agreement, the British agreed that
the Acadians would not have to fight with
the British against France. Thereafter, they
became known as “the neutral French.” The
peace, however, was an uneasy one. And so the British took in place a expulsion and took all the Acadians out of their homes, and threw them on a ship.
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