In the Great Deportation 10,000 Acadians were displaced and many died because they did not want to swear an oath of allegiance. They did not want to be assimilated and displace their identity. If identity was not crucial, why would they risk their lives and lose their land to keep it? If they did not fight for their identity, they would have lost their language, culture and way of life. This is unacceptable.
Acadians had created their own way of life, they lived in small farms or villages. The British stole this from them. They burned their homes and churches and ruined all of their farms. The people were rounded up at gunpoint and were forced onto ships to be deported. Even though they lost their land, they refused to give into the British
Acadians had created their own way of life, they lived in small farms or villages. The British stole this from them. They burned their homes and churches and ruined all of their farms. The people were rounded up at gunpoint and were forced onto ships to be deported. Even though they lost their land, they refused to give into the British