SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
COLONIES OF FRANCE ENGLAND
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They thought the Acadians would run if a war broke out.
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They didn’t think that the Acadians would stay neutral if a war broke out.
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The Acadians once fed the British smelly cheese and they never forgave the Acadians for this.
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They knew the Acadians would show allegiance to the British if a war broke out.
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Detailed explanation-1: -From 1713 to 1755, the Acadians lived under the despised rule of the British. The British did not understand the character of these Acadians and were led to believe that they could not be trusted since they were resistent to swearing an unqualified oath of allegiance to the British crown.
Detailed explanation-2: -Once the Acadians refused to sign an oath of allegiance to Britain, which would make them loyal to the crown, the British Lieutenant Governor, Charles Lawrence, as well as the Nova Scotia Council on July 28, 1755 made the decision to deport the Acadians. The British deportation campaigns began on August 11, 1755.
Detailed explanation-3: -Acadian life did not change much after Britain took over Acadia in 1713. However, in 1730, the Acadians took a neutrality oath. This oath stated that the Acadians would remain neutral if there was a war between the British and the French.
Detailed explanation-4: -The expulsion of the Acadians was justified since Britain needed strong allies in the event of a war. Before the expulsion, the British military had suffered from a major defeat in the North American war in the Ohio country.