THE DESTRUCTION OF ACADIA
Varun Kalra Tuesday, May 22nd, 2018

Between 1755 and 1763, as many as 10,000 Acadians were forcibly deported from their colonies in the Canadian Maritime Provinces and Quebec by British soldiers.

After the Treaty Of Utrecht was signed, the British got the land that the Acadians had settled on. These poor people were to be deported because the British Council thought they were a “threat” to the appropriation of the land, as well as wanted the rich land for themselves. The Acadians had a good relationship with the Mi'kmaq, but the Mi’kmaq did not have a good relationship …show more content…
But, when the British attacked Fort Beausejour, Acadians were found within the walls of the fort. The Acadians protested that they were forced to fight against their will. The British claimed that this was a betrayal of the neutrality, and the Acadians were forced to take the Oath Of Allegiance. “Anyone who would not take the oath was a “rebel” claimed Charles Lawrence (British Army General During The Expulsion Of The Acadians). Acadians refused, and the British said they will be expelled from their land. Charles Lawrence asked the colony's court to expel the Acadians and was given permission to expel the Acadians. The first roundup of Acadians started at Fort Beausejour. The British went from town to town, tricking the Acadians into gathering in one place. On Friday, September 5, 1755, Colonel John Winslow ordered that all males aged 10 years and up in the area were to gather in the Grand-Pré Church for an important message from His Excellency “Your Land & Tenements, Cattle of all Kinds and Livestock of all Sorts are forfeited to the Crown with all other your effects Savings your money and Household Goods, and yourselves to be removed from this