USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Well known for their holiday spirit, Acadians form one of the oldest and most important francophone communities in Canada. There are at least 500, 000 Acadians living in the country, the majority of them residing in Québec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland.

Detailed explanation-2: -Acadian farmers grew hardy vegetables such as cabbage, turnips, beans, carrots, corn, chives, and, of course, potatoes. They grew wheat, barley, oats, and buckwheat (which became an important symbol of Acadian culture as the main ingredient in ployes, buckwheat pancakes).

Detailed explanation-3: -Farming settlements were almost totally self-sufficient. Profitable trade with the French and the English allowed the Acadians to remain politically neutral and to flourish with little outside help for over 100 years.

Detailed explanation-4: -In return for these items, the Acadians traded grain from the fertile marshlands, cattle well-fed on salt-marsh hay, and furs they had obtained from trapping and trade with the Mi’kmaq.