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The Return of the Acadians

The Return of the Acadians. After The Expulsion. The Acadians were unhappy in most of the lands where they had been sent. In many places, they were not well treated. A group of about 800 Acadians gathered in Massachusetts and decided to walk home to Acadia. Things Had Changed.

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The Return of the Acadians

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  1. The Return of the Acadians

  2. After The Expulsion • The Acadians were unhappy in most of the lands where they had been sent. • In many places, they were not well treated. • A group of about 800 Acadians gathered in Massachusetts and decided to walk home to Acadia.

  3. Things Had Changed • Although the Acadians wanted to return to Acadia, they did not know that things had changed. • The English were now living in their villages. • English was being spoken in villages where only French had been spoken in the past.

  4. The Treaty of Paris • The Treaty of Paris was signed by the English and French in 1763. • In this Treaty, the English allowed the Acadians to return to Nova Scotia on 2 conditions: 1)the Acadians had to swear an oath of allegiance and 2) they had to disperse in small groups.

  5. Where did the Acadians lived when they returned? • The English gave the Acadians new land, where no one had ever settled. This land was along the shores of St. Mary’s Bay in Digby Country and Yarmouth County. • Other Acadians came back and settled in Cape Breton, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and the Magdalen Islands.

  6. Their Return • The new places where the Acadians settled in Nova Scotia did not have good land for farming, so they were forced to rely on the sea for livelihood and this allowed them to become expert fishermen. • The hardships that the Acadians had suffered through their expulsion and return made them feel closer to one another than ever before.

  7. Abbe Sigogne • Shortly before 1800, Abbe Sigogne, a priest from France, came to live on the shores of St. Mary’s Bay. • He stayed for nearly 50 years and did a great deal to help the Acadian people, including: • He started schools for children and adults. • He was able to get large grants of land from the government and he divided the land among the Acadians.

  8. Abbe Sigogne, continued • He also helped get the laws of Nova Scotia changed to allow Roman Catholics, including Acadians, to be elected to legislature. • He earned the title, “The Apostle of the Acadians.” • The first Acadian college, College Sainte-Anne, was built at Church Point in Digby County in 1890.

  9. The Acadian Flag

  10. Red, the color of blood, stands for courage.

  11. White, the color of a lily, stands for purity.

  12. Blue, the color of the sky and sea, stands for loyalty.

  13. The star is the star of Mary and it shows the Acadians’ devotion to the Roman Catholic Church.

  14. We Have Finished the Acadian Unit! • Just a few reminders: • - Finish preparing for your class presentations. - Continue studying for your quiz on the Acadian unit. - Your binders are due the day of the quiz for a binder check.

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