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=== Acadia and Quebec (Canada) === | === Acadia and Quebec (Canada) === | ||
In 1755, England | In 1755, England drove French settlers in Acadia '''(Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Cape Breton, Prince Edward Island, and Maine)''' out of their settlements to France, England, and English colonies in America. In 1785, Spain transported seven shiploads of Acadian exiles to '''Louisiana''' where Acadians were called Cajuns. | ||
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Several French Canadian sources mention the French home parish of an individual or his parents, for example: | Several French Canadian sources mention the French home parish of an individual or his parents, for example: | ||