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Acadia

Acadia
Native NameAcadie
Conventional Long NameAcadia
Common NameAcadia
SubdivisionDivision
NationNew France
Image FlagPavillon LouisXIV.svg
Image Map CaptionAcadia (1754)
Capitalprincipally Port-Royal
S1Nova Scotia
Flag S1Union flag 1606 (Kings Colors).svg
Year Start1604
Event EndBritish conquest
Year End1713

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Acadia (in the French language 'Acadie') was the name given to lands in a portion of the French colonial empire of New France, in northeastern North America that included parts of eastern Quebec, the Maritime provinces, and modern-day Maine. At the end of the 16th century, France claimed (but never successfully occupied) territory stretching as far south as Philadelphia. During much of the 17th century, Castine (now in Maine) was the southern-most settlement of Acadia. The actual specification by the French government for the territory refers to lands bordering the Atlantic coast, roughly between the 40th and 46th parallels. Later, the territory was divided into the British colonies which became Canadian provinces and American states.

The first capital of Acadia, established in 1605, was Port-Royal. A British force from Virginia attacked and burned the town in 1613 but it was later rebuilt nearby, where it remained the capital of French Acadia until the British conquest of Acadia in 1710.

Today, Acadia is used to refer to regions of North America that are historically associated with the lands, descendants, and/or culture of the former French region. It particularly refers to regions of The Maritimes with French roots, language, and culture, primarily in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, the Magdalen Islands and Prince Edward Island, as well as in Maine. It can also be used to refer to the Acadian diaspora in southern Louisiana, a region also referred to as Acadiana. In the abstract, Acadia refers to the existence of a French culture in any of these regions.

People living in Acadia, and sometimes former residents and their descendants, are called Acadians, also later known as Cajuns after resettlement in Louisiana.


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