The Great Upheaval: The Deportation of Acadians in 1755

The Great Upheaval: The Deportation of Acadians in 1755
A painting depicting the deportation of the Acadians in Grand-Pré, Nova Scotia, in 1755. Public Doman
Gerry Bowler
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Starting in the 11th century, the kings of England and the kings of France engaged in a series of seemingly interminable wars. They were fought at first in Europe, but as both nations acquired global empires, these conflicts spread to their colonial possessions around the world. Territories in what is now Canada naturally were caught up in these struggles.

Gerry Bowler
Gerry Bowler
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Gerry Bowler is a Canadian historian and a senior fellow of the Frontier Centre for Public Policy.