Were The British Justified In Expelling The Acadians?

Nearly all black Loyalists left for Nova Scotia, Florida or England, where they could remain free. Sir Guy Carleton intended to honour the promise of freedom. The British proposed a compromise that would compensate slave owners, and provide certificates of freedom plus the right to be evacuated to one of the British colonies to any Black person who could prove his service or status. The British transported more than 3,000 Black Loyalists to Nova Scotia, which was the greatest number of people of African descent to arrive there at any one time. One of their settlements, Birchtown, Nova Scotia was the largest free Black Loyalist community in North America for the first few years of its existence.

For example, in his lasts years as a governor, he was concentrated on settling migrants on Acadian land, principally from New England. That, however, was not the main reason he affected the Acadians. The main reason Charles Lawrence had affected Acadian history was because it was him who wrote the deportation letter of the Acadians which took place in 1755. In early July 1755, a group of delegates from Minas

the british and the french have been fighting for 200 years and they were stealing each others colonies the british did not want the french to be the spanish throne. Britain won the war and got the acadia land and the french did not In 1763 the french signed the treaty of paris and then gave acadia and new france to britain. The proclamation allowed the french to have their` language and the religion. The french kept their civil wars.

continued. Lord Dunmore, who was the Governor of Virginia, launched an attack on Native Indians in Kentucky and Pennsylvania clearing way for expansion in 1774. Dunmore was the Royal Governor of Virginia at the beginning of the American Revolution. He is known for the Dunmore Resolution, which in 1775 declared martial law granting freedom to slaves who would escape and join the British. Treaties were signed with the Indians, so Daniel Boone did not expect any further problems.

As the war had started to come to a close the French had lost many Forts, but one major Fort was Fort Detroit and the British had taken over. When all was said in done the British had occupied Fort Detroit and a man named Captain Donald Campbell had occupied the Fort. He was a Scottish man who was able to get along with the French civilians left after Fort Detroit was taken and he was also able to gain the respect and trust of the Native Americas. One man he truly got the respect from was Chief Pontiac, and the two had developed a friendship as time went on. As time went on though, the British had started to change policy and rules of trade.

The late eighteenth century saw the removal of the Acadians from their homesteads after the inhabitants’ refusal to swear an Oath to the British Crown; an oath that would have possibly meant marching against their fellow comrades and family members. Out of all the documents presented, the document written by the suffering displaced Acadian, John Baptiste Galrem is my choice of most credible, while the letter by Charles Lawrence is the least. The Acadians faced many hardships including being accused of something they may not have any part in, the loss of their weaponry and basic rights, and many lost family members during the relocation of the settlers. The man responsible, Governor Charles Lawrence, acted upon his own accord without an order

How could the Americans secure better treatment for them, especially since they [American rebels] had such a hard time overcoming the terrain? Taking into consideration that during this time there were no planes, phones , cars or internet, no fast or instant communication or assistance, it took extreme effort and time to send information and get from one place to another. Since the colonies where grouped closer together the far distant Nova Scotia proved to be too difficult to reach and persuade to join in the “Give me liberty or give me death" American Revolution. (P. Henry

In conclusion, the treatment of the natives ultimately lead to a negative relationship between Britain and Native

According to Ward Churchill, a professor of ethnic studies at the University of Colorado, the reduction of the North American Indian population from an estimated 12 million in 1500 to barely 237,000 in 1900. This drop was caused in part to the smallpox epidemic that swept the native tribes killing vast numbers, the push into their land and the reservations we established on the principle of our freedom but taking away theirs was an overlooked atrocity that shouldn 't have happened. Additionally the wars to oust the settlers was more than justified by the actions of those in jamestown and other first generation colonies.

“England could not afford to be left out of any acquisitions. The French, the Dutch, and the Spanish had already claimed territories there, and England could not allow herself to be left behind any of these countries.” (http://www.earlyamerica.com) The King and Queen of England were so “out of sight and out of mind” current members of Parliament ever set foot on American soil.

The conditions were harsh and unsanitary, and many would die just from the journey to America. The Declaration of Independence states that “all men are equal” and have “equal and unalienable rights”, but that certainly was not the case in colonial America. Slavery contradicts everything the Declaration of Independence stands for, if all men were really created equal then the rights of some should apply to all.

The Great Expulsion: French Acadians Divided The Great Expulsion of the Acadians began in 1755 by the order of the Nova Scotia governor, Charles Lawrence. Lawrence didn’t want the Acadians take up arms with the British and demanded they signed the unconditional oath of allegiance. The allegiance demanded that the Acadians gave up their neutrality and giving their loyalty to Britain. Failing to do so, Lawrence ordered the expulsion to begin.

The settlers felt that the British government were treating them unfairly, and their rights were violated. The conflict between the British Government and settler helped to gather political ideas to break away from the British Government and declare their own independent nation.

As shown in document four, the only ones that suffered the consequences were the people American people. “The bold sailor from the ocean torn/ His starving children cry in vain for bread!”(186). The act “drove exports down from $108 million in 1807 to $22 million in 1808,”(A.Y. Ch. 7). This caused it to be repealed 15 months later, but left patriots with resentment against the British.

The colonies reactions to England’s attempts to exert control over its colonies show the glaring contradiction between the development of slavery and self-government in the Americas for not just the Southern colonies but all of them. The colonies were okay with