The Deportation of the Acadians Soldiers rounding up frightened ordinary citizens, ejecting from their land, ignited their homes and crops. It sounds like a nightmare that presents itself during the 20th century but it describes a moment and scene from Canada’s early history, the Deportation of the Acadians. Since 1632, the Acadians have struggled to maintain an established sense of neutrality, harmony and prosperity under the French’s authority. From 1636 until the mid-1640’s, the Acadians found their way through a civil war. What seemed to be a time of conflict was nothing in comparison to what lay before them in the future. In 1654, the British conquered Acadia. The Acadians tried to accommodate both the British and the French. They as a people refused to pledge the loyalty to either empire and instead pledged loyalty to the and community. This loyalty to the land allowed Acadians the ability to become fluent agriculturists. They flourish not only in land but in family and health. No single religion dominates the Acadians, an idea unknown to either the French or the British, both with their religion plays a major role in daily life. …show more content…
The Acadians perhaps lacked the fundamentals to understanding the position and mindset of a major practical force. The French and the British were champions, claimers of new land and region. The accession of land and status wasn’t built upon loyalty to the land but to that of religion and politics. Acadians believed in the importance of cooperative living, an immersion clearly