Acadian Expulsion

The Acadian Expulsion, also called the Great Upheaval, was from 1755 to 1764 when the British forcibly removed the French-speaking Acadian people from present-day Eastern Canada. This was part of Britain’s efforts to control the region after winning it from France. Acadians were scattered across the British colonies in North America, with many sent to places like Louisiana (where they became Cajuns) and other British territories. The expulsion caused significant hardship, loss of property, and cultural disruption for the Acadian community, and it remains a significant event in the history of Canadian and American heritage.