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Date: July 28, 1755

English Expel Acadians

Acadian delegates who refused an oath of allegiance were dispersed from the Minas Basin area and over the next few months most of the Acadian population of Nova Scotia was rounded up and transported away. About one half of the Acadians perished in the process, many at sea.

Evangeline, Longfellow's
Acadain heroine

Date: July 28, 1755
English Expel Acadians
Acadian delegates who refused an oath of allegiance were dispersed from the Minas Basin area and over the next few months most of the Acadian population of Nova Scotia was rounded up and transported away. About one half of the Acadians perished in the process, many at sea.	Evangeline, Longfellow's Acadain heroine