Brief history of the Acadians. Summary.


The Acadians are the descendants of the original French settlers, of parts of Acadia

(French: Acadie) in the northeastern region of North America comprising what is

now the Canadian Maritime Provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and

Prince Edward Island, Gaspé, in Quebec, and to the
Kennebec River in southern Maine.

The history of the Acadians was significantly influenced by the six colonial

wars that took place in Acadia during the 17th and 18th century.

Eventually, the last of the colonial wars —the French and Indian War—
resulted in the British Expulsion of the Acadians from the region.

After the war, many Acadians came out of hiding or returned to Acadia

from the British Colonies. Others remained in France and some migrated

from there to Louisiana, where they became
known as Cajuns, a corruption of the word Acadiens or Acadians.

See down here some pictures taken by Adolfo Pardo, on June 11th, 2016 in Acadian Village, Lafayette, LA