Buried in the wilderness, the military exiles resigned themselves as they might to months of monotonous solitude; when, just after sunset on the
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What Were Acadia’s Boundaries?
Meanwhile, for the past three years, the commissioners appointed under the treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle to settle the question of boundaries between
Louis Joseph Le Loutre
He was vicar-general of Acadia and missionary to the Micmacs, the most conspicuous person in the province, and more than any other man was answerable
Labor Day, 2023
Today is Labor Day. We remember all work: wage earners, independent contractors, entrepreneurs, managers, clergy, and non-profit semi-volunteers. Work
British Drive French Settlers Out of Acadia
Nothing could exceed the misery of a great part of these emigrants, who had left perforce most of their effects behind.Our special project
French Incite Indian Hostilities in Acadian Region
The French had never reconciled themselves to the loss of Acadia, and were resolved, by diplomacy or force, to win it back again.Our special project
Parkman Vol. 7, Chapter 4
Alone of all the British colonies on the continent, this new settlement was the offspring, not of private enterprise, but of royal authority.Our
Critical State of the West at the Outset of the French and Indian War
Perplexities increased; affairs in the West grew worse and worse.Our special project presenting the definitive account of France in Canada by
Abbé Piquet’s Journey
No English establishment on the continent was of such ill omen to the French as Oswego. It not only robbed them of the fur-trade, by which they lived,