Friday, May 27, 2011

The Acadians were...

  • Native Americans who were among the closest French allies in the Great War for Empire.
  • British troops sent to North America to stiffen colonial defenses after Braddock's defeat in 1755.
  • French settlers expelled from Nova Scotia after the British takeover, some of whom eventually made their way to Louisiana.
  • Scots-Irish colonists who settled in Nova Scotia after the British expelled the French settlers. 

ANSWER: The Acadians were French settlers expelled from Nova Scotia after the British takeover, some of whom eventually made their way to Louisiana.

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