Alex Wheeler-the Acadian deportation
Kuvakäsikirjoitus Teksti
- British trade for India
- Pleasure doing buisness.
- Help of the Mi'kmaq
- I'm afraid we can't feed all of your people anymore.
- Please, just give us a little more food.
- The capture and deportation of fort Beausejour
- You'll be going down to the 13 colonies.
- The British and the French had a trade deal where the British would give back the land they took in Canada in exchange for some land the French owned in India. This angered a fair amount of British solders as they just took Louisburg and had to give it back.
- The raze of Louisburg
- When the Acadian people first arrived in Canada they relied heavily on the Acadian people for help when it came to navigating the land and getting food.
- Deportation of the Islanders
- We're sending you guys to France.
- General Lawrence lead the attack of fort Beausejour and found thousands of Acadians fighting for the French. Even after they insisted that they were forced to help, General Lawrence still had them deported to the 13 colonies.
- The return of the Islanders
- Fire!!
- The English had a chance to take Louisburg and took it, they learned from the last time they took it and completely destroyed the fort as to prevent the French from using it in the future.
- Run away
- Rollo was in charge of the deportation of the Acadians in Ile St-John and was assumed to be a kind and sympathetic man allowing the families to stay together as they were deported to France.
- There was estimated to have around 5000 Acadians living on Ile St-John before Rollo showed, 3500 of the people were deported, 2/3 died on the crossing. almost all of the Acadians that made it to France came back after the next 10 years.
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