SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
COLONIES OF FRANCE ENGLAND
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The Acadians agreed.
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The Acadians refused.
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The Acadians did not give an answer.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Acadians refused to pledge their allegiance to the British, instead they signed an oath of loyalty in 1727 on the basis of neutrality. They would remain neutral so long as they did not have take up arms against the French or the Mi’kmaq. British officials begrudgingly accepted the compromise.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Acadians had good reason to refuse the oath. They feared it would require them to give up the independence they had begun to enjoy, and that it might one day force them to fight against France. Also, they didn’t want to make promises to a government that they hoped might not be around for long.
Detailed explanation-3: -Without making any distinction between the Acadians who had been neutral and those who had resisted the occupation of Acadia, the British governor Charles Lawrence and the Nova Scotia Council ordered them to be expelled.
Detailed explanation-4: -The oath that was being demanded from the Acadians, was as follows: I promise and swear on my Christian faith, that I will be faithful to obey His Majesty George II whom I recognize as the sovereign of Acadia or Nova Scotia. So help me God.