How Did Charles Lawrence Affect Acadian History

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As Naimah mentioned before, Charles Lawrence had several careers. The most important, however, was that he was the governor of Nova Scotia. As a governor, he had a huge impact on Acadian history. Charles Lawrence became lieutenant governor in 1754 and was prompted governor in 1756 until 1760. Charles focused on many things as a governor. For example, in his lasts years as a governor, he was concentrated on settling migrants on Acadian land, principally from New England. That, however, was not the main reason he affected the Acadians. The main reason Charles Lawrence had affected Acadian history was because it was him who wrote the deportation letter of the Acadians which took place in 1755. In early July 1755, a group of delegates from Minas