The Grand Dérangement , the ethnic cleansing of the Francophone Acadians from their homelands by the Bay of Fundy in the future Maritime province during the Seven Years War, permanently scattering Acadians across the North Atlantic world. Close to home, some Acadians resettled in isolated enclaves or unpopulated territories away from their former homeland, repopulated by New Englanders. In some places, like the colony of Massachusetts , the Acadians were only settled temporarily. And in some... read more
