GLSCEvent1st Acadians reach Louisianab> LouisianaCNote/Twenty Acadians came to Louisiana via New York.Brasseaux, Carl A. Scattered to the Wind: Dispersal and Wanderings of the Acadians 1755-1804. Lafayette: University of Southwestern Louisiana, 1991.1st Cajun Governorc Louisiana.Alexander Mouton becomes first Cajun Governor.NRushton, William Faulkner. The Cajuns. New York: Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1979.1st Cajun music festivalh LafayetteNRushton, William Faulkner. The Cajuns. New York: Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1979.1st Cajun name in "brand book"f: Louisiana@This name was "Bernard", in the cattle industry's "Brand Book".NRushton, William Faulkner. The Cajuns. New York: Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1979.1st chapel established4St. James Parish`This will soon become the principal settlement of the Acadian Coast along the Mississippi River.NRushton, William Faulkner. The Cajuns. New York: Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1979.1st dykes constructed in AcadiačDyking is what made the Acadians different from any other settlers. Instead of clearing the "higher" forested land of trees, the Acadians "reclaimed" the fertile lower lands using dykes.`Ross, Sally & Alphonse Deveau. The Acadians: Past and Present. Halifax: Nimbus Publishing, 1992.1st Lighthouse built in Canadas Louisbourg`The lighthouse was 66 feet high. It was first lit April 1, 1734 and had a coal-burning lantern.OQuinpool. John. First Things in Acadia. Halifax: First Things Publishers, 1936.1st newspaper in Louisiana{i Louisiana;Le Moniteur de la Louisiane was established in New Orleans.NRushton, William Faulkner. The Cajuns. New York: Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1979.1st public schoolt} LouisianaNRushton, William Faulkner. The Cajuns. New York: Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1979.1st public schools for Cajuns  LouisianaNRushton, William Faulkner. The Cajuns. New York: Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1979.1st recorded Cajun/Creole clash=G CabannocecBrasseaux, Carl A. The Founding of New Acadia. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1987.1st settlers arrive from FrancegZ Ile St. CroixFrench settlers under de Monts and Samuel de Champlain arrive in the Annaplis basin and settle on an island at the mouth of the St. Croix River.KAcadia. The Canadian Encyclopedia Plus, CD-ROM. McClelland & Stewart, 1996.1st Spanish Governor arrivesA Louisiana-Antonio de Ulloa arrives to govern Louisiana.Brasseaux, Carl A. Scattered to the Wind: Dispersal and Wanderings of the Acadians 1755-1804. Lafayette: University of Southwestern Louisiana, 1991.2nd Cajun churchJDonaldsonville9The establishment of this church was in Ascension Parish.NRushton, William Faulkner. The Cajuns. New York: Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1979.2nd Cajun Governor LouisianaBPaul Octave Hebert becomes the second Cajun Governor of Louisiana.NRushton, William Faulkner. The Cajuns. New York: Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1979."Acadia captured by Robert SedgwickAPort Royal, La Have and a fort at the mouth of the St. John RiverThe British, led by Robert Sedgewick from Boston easily capture the posts at Port Royal, La Have and a fort at the mouth of the St. John River.CMoody, Barry M. The Acadians. Toronto, Ontario: Grolier Ltd., 1981. Acadia namedCThe name Arcadia was given to the area around the coast of Delaware by Giovanni de Verrazzano. The name mistakenly appeared on maps of the Maritimes and eventually the "r" disappeared.KAcadia. The Canadian Encyclopedia Plus, CD-ROM. McClelland & Stewart, 1996.!Acadian exiles arrive in Maryland#2Annapolis, MarylandOn September 20 and 30, 1755, 913 Acadian exiles arrived on four ships. They were treated like prisoners. In 1756 a law was passed that forced the Acadians to provide for themselves. If they couldn't, their children would be endentured to local employers.Brasseaux, Carl. A. Scattered to the Wind: Dispersal and Wanderings of the Acadians 1755-1804. Lafayette: University of Southwestern Louisiana, 1991.*Acadian population rises from 2500 to 8000G)Acadia:Moody, Barry M. The Acadians. Toronto: Grolier Ltd., 1981.%Acadian refusal of Oath of Allegiance11The Acadians once again are willing to swear an oath of neutrality (as they did before), but this time the British are not willing to accept it.CMoody, Barry M. The Acadians. Toronto, Ontario: Grolier Ltd., 1981.Acadians acquire slavesUNMississippi ValleyThis began slowly. By 1820's, a small number of Acadians had started to clutivate sugar. By 1860, 75% of the region's slave owners were Acadian.TBrasseaux, Carl A. Acadian to Cajun. Jackson: University Press of Mississippi, 1992.)Acadians from Halifax arrive in Louisiana? Louisiana2193 Acadians came from detention camps in Halifax.Brasseaux, Carl A. Scattered to the Wind: Dispersal and Wanderings of the Acadains 1755-1804. Lafayette: University of Southwestern Louisiana, 1991.'Acadians from Pennsylvania and MarylandA=G Louisiana689 exiles arrive.Brasseaux, Carl A .Scattered to the Wind: Dispersal and Wanderings of the Acadians 1755-1804. Lafayette: University of Southwestern Louisiana, 1991.%Acadians from St. Pierre and Miquelon` Louisiana19 exiled Acadians came.Brasseaux, Carl A. Scattered to the Wind: Dispersal and Wanderings of the Acadians 1755-1804. Lafayette: University of Southwestern Louisiana, 1991.Acadians to Falkland Islands@=>Falkland IslandsThis was another failure.cBrasseaux, Carl A. The Founding of New Acadia. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1987.American RevolutionOYZAmerican Revolution. Microsoft Encarta, CD-ROM. United States: Microsoft Corporatin, 1994.Arrival of Marc LescarbotP] Port RoyalMarc Lescarbot was both poet and lawyer. He spent most of his life in Acadia and his diaries have been a mojor source of information about the French settlers.YGriffiths, Naomi. The Acadians: Creation of a People. Toronto: McGraw-Hill ryerson, 1973.Back to Port Royalč Port RoyalHThe French focus for settlement switches from La Have back to Port RoyalDMoody, Barry M. The Acadians. Toronto, Ontario: Grolier Ltd., 1981.Battle of New Orleansp New OrleansOAndrew Jackson wins this battle - his militia reinforced with Cajun volunteers.NRushton, William Faulkner. The Cajuns. New York: Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1979.Beaubassin foundedl BeaubassinRThis village, founded by Jacques Bourgeois (a doctor) is near present-day Amherst.`Ross, Sally & Alphonse Deveau. The Acadians: Past and Present. Halifax: Nimbus Publishing, 1992.Beginning of Seven Years War3NRushton, William Faulkner. The Cajuns. New York: Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1979.Cajuns prevent food shortagesT New Orleans{Cajun ranchers prevented food shortages in New Orleans during the American revolution by supplying cattle from their herds.cBrasseaux, Carl A. The Founding of New Acadia. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1987.$Capture of Louisbourg by the English#%Louisbourg, Isle Royale (Cape Breton)CMoody, Barry M. The Acadians. Toronto, Ontario: Grolier Ltd., 1981.Charles de la Tour diesܲAcadiaCMoody, Barry M. The Acadians. Toronto, Ontario: Grolier Ltd., 1981. Civil War[Civil War, American. Microsoft Encarta, CD-ROM. United States: Microsoft Corporation, 1994.CODOFIL establisheda LouisianaLe Conseil pour le Developpement de Francais en Louisiane (CODOFIL) is established in May and French returns to Louisiana schools.(CODOFIL is translated to mean Council for Development of French in Louisiana.)MRushton, William Faulkner. The Cajuns. New York: Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1979Confederate Conscription Act3 LouisianaTBrasseaux, Carl A. Acadian to Cajun. Jackson: University Press of Mississippi, 1992.Cotton gin inventedfNRushton, William Faulkner. The Cajuns. New York: Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1979.De Monts' monopoly cancelled^6Moody, Barry M. The Acadians. Toronto, Ontario: 1981.Deportation of the Acadians1;On August 7, 1755 the British began to round up the Acadians for the purposes of deportation. The actual expulsion began in September of that year and continued for several more years.CMoody, Barry M. The Acadians. Toronto, Ontario: Grolier Ltd., 1981.Employment Equalityr LouisianapJudge Edwin Hunter ruled that Louisiana's Acadians were to be protected by the Equal Employment Opportunity Act.cBrasseaux, Carl A. The Founding of New Acadia. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1987.English attacked at Fort Anne Fort AnneiAlthough it was the Native People who attacked the fort, it was suspected that the Acadians were helping.CMoody, Barry M. The Acadians. Toronto, Ontario: Grolier Ltd., 1981."English change name to Nova ScotiarKAcadia. The Canadian Encyclopedia Plus, CD-ROM. McClelland & Stewart, 1995.$English repeatedly attack Port RoyalZ Port RoyalCMoody, Barry M. The Acadians. Toronto, Ontario: Grolier Ltd., 1981.)Exiled Acadians colonize Belle-Ile-en-MerI@JBelle-Ile-en-MerSeventy-seven families went to Belle-Ile-en-Mer, but the colony was abandoned and the unfortunate survivors went back to the seaports of France.cBrasseaux, Carl A. The Founding of New Acadia. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1987."Exiled Acadians resettle in France1@FranceDuring this time 3000 Acadians ended up in France. In 1763, Choiseul launched a propoganda campaign to entice Acadians exiled in France to the Carribean jungles of Cayenne. In 1765 the few survivors returned to France.dBrasseaux, Carl A. The Founding of New Acadia. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1987.(Final surrender of Acadia to the English  Port RoyalCMoody, Barry M. The Acadians. Toronto, Ontario: Grolier Ltd., 1981.France claims Louisiana[ LouisianaDRene Robert Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle claims Louisiana for France.BTaylor, Joe Gray. Louisiana. New York: W.W.Norton & Company, 1976.French Acadians to LouisianaQ] LouisianahIn October 1777, 22 Acadians securred permission to migrate to Louisiana. From May to October 1785, 1596 Acadians left France (at Spain's expense) on seven expeditions to Louisiana. They were given funds, supplies, housing and medical attention. They were allowed to choose where they wanted to live. This allowed them to re-unite with families already there.cBrasseaux, Carl A. The Founding of New Acadia. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1987.$French attempt to colonize LouisianaBiloxiSPierre le Moyne, Sieur d'Iberville built Fort Maurepas opposite present-day Biloxi.9Biloxi. Encarta '95, CD-ROM. Microsoft Corporation, 1994.#French in public schools prohibited a LouisianaeCompulsory education is adopted. French speaking on public school grounds in Louisiana is prohibited.NRushton, William Faulkner. The Cajuns. New York: Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1979.French in-fighting over AcadiačAcadiaPDuring this time the French fought amongst themselves for control over the area.CMoody, Barry M. The Acadians. Toronto, Ontario: Grolier Ltd., 1981.'French settlers arrive at La Have, N.S. La Have, N.S.bSettlers from France under Isaac de Razilly settle at what is now known as La Have in Nova Scotia.CMoody, Barry M. The Acadians. Toronto, Ontario: Grolier Ltd., 1981.-French-English struggle for control of Acadia>g8 Port RoyalThe English from Jamestown, Virginia attack. This marked the beginning of the struggle between the French and English for control of Acadia.CMoody, Barry M. The Acadians. Toronto, Ontario: Grolier Ltd., 1981Frog Festival startedhRayneMRushton, William Faulkner. The Cajuns. New York: Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1979*Grand Pre becomes a National Historic SiteW Grand PreThe church at Grand Pre was re-built in 1922 as a monument to the Acadians. The construction date of the original church in Grand Pre is unknown. The church, as well as all the other buildings in the community, was burned after the expulsion in 1755.QGrand Pre National Historic Site. Brochure. Minister of Canadian Heritage, 1998.Grand Pre founded Grand Pre)Grand Pre was founded by Pierre Melanson.oRoss, Sally & Alphonse Deveau. The Acadians of Nova Scotia: Past and Present. Halifax: Nimbus Publishing, 1992.Gumbo Festival startedh Bridge CityMRushton, William Faulkner. The Cajuns. New York: Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1979-Halifax established as capital of Nova ScotiaG)HalifaxCMoody, Barry M. The Acadians. Toronto, Ontario: Grolier Ltd., 1981.0Joseph Beausoleil Broussard appointed commandant?Poste des AttakapasXBroussard, a resistance leader in Acadia is appointed commandant at Poste des Attakapas.NRushton, William Faulkner. The Cajuns. New York: Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1979.Joseph Broussard dies@6Broussard is buried near the Cajun town named for him.NRushton, William Faulkner. The Cajuns. New York: Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1979.#Last French-language newspaper gone.O LouisianacLe Courier de la Nouvelle Orleans, the state's last French-language newspaper suspends publication.MRushton, William Faulkner. The Cajuns. New York: Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1979Letter from LouisianaAFranceAn Acadian (named Semer) residing in France, received a letter from his son inviting him to Louisiana. France refused to incur the cost of transporting the Acadians.cBrasseaux, Carl A. The Founding of New Acadia. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1987.Life of Charles Lawrence58Charles Lawrence was the man who ordered the expulsion of the Acadians. He was appointed lieutenant-governor of Nova Scotia in 1754.:Moody, Barry M. The Acadians. Toronto: Grolier Ltd., 1981.Life of Edward CornwallisOEdward Cornwallis was governor of Nova Scotia from 1749 - 1752. Cornwallis founded Halifax in an effort to strengthen the British position.:Moody, The Acadians. Toronto, Ontario: Grolier Ltd., 1981.L'Ordre de Bon Temps foundedA] Port RoyalThis was the first social club in North America and was founded by Samuel de Champlain. It now has successors and lunch clubs all over North America. It was originally limited to 15 members.OQuinpool. John. First Things in Acadia. Halifax: First Things Publishers, 1936.Louisiana becomes a State Louisiana8Louisiana was the 18th State to enter the United States.QLouisiana. Microsoft Encarta, CD-ROM. United States, Microsoft Corporation, 1994."Louisiana Folklore Society FoundedM Louisiana*This society was founded by Alcee Fortier.NRushton, William Faulkner. The Cajuns. New York: Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1979.Louisiana secedes LouisianaDLouisiana voted to secede from the union by a majority of 113 to 17.TBrasseaux, Carl A. Acadian to Cajun. Jackson: University Press of Mississippi, 1992.Louisiana soldu LouisianaeNapoleon sold Louisiana to Thomas Jefferson , President of the United States for about $ 15 million.BTaylor, Joe Gray. Louisiana. New York: W.W.Norton & Company, 1976.New Orleans settled  LouisianaMRushton, William Faulkner. The Cajuns. New York: Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1979Oath of Neutrality +AcadiaEUnder Governor Richard Phillips, most Acadians swore an Oath of Neutrality (rather than an oath of unconditional loyalty) to Britian. The difference between the two was the refusal of the Acadians to promise to bear arms in support of Britain. Phillips accepted this modified oath but did not inform Britain of the change.BAcadia. The Encyclopedia Plus, CD-ROM. McClelland & Stewart, 1996.)Our Lady of Assumption declared Patroness6UPope Pius XI declares Our Lady of the Assumption the patroness of Acadians worldwide.MRushton, William Faulkner. The Cajuns. New York: Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1979Poem "Evangeline" publishedGHenry Wadsworth Longfellow publishes his now-famous poem, "Evangeline".CMoody, Barry M. The Acadians. Toronto, Ontario: Grolier Ltd., 1981.Poutrincourt comes to Acadiab Port RoyalCMoody, Barry M. The Acadians. Toronto, Ontario: Grolier Ltd., 1981.Settlement moves to Port Royal[ Port RoyalAfter a harsh winter (and a bad experience with scurvy) that killed 35 of the original settlers, the group moved to the shore and built a fort at Port Royal. CMoody, Barry M. The Acadians. Toronto, Ontario: Grolier Ltd., 1981.Siege of Ft. Beausejour11Ft. BeausejourCMoody, Barry M. The Acadians. Toronto, Ontario: Grolier Ltd., 1981.Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle'{By this treaty, Cape Breton (and Louisbourg) was returned to the French. The rest of Nova Scotia remained a British colony.CMoody, Barry M. The Acadians. Toronto, Ontario: Grolier Ltd., 1981.Treaty of BredaIThis Treaty, between France and England, gave Acadia back to the French. It wasn't until 1670 that the actual exchange of control took place in Acadia.CMoody, Barry M. The Acadians. Toronto, Ontario: Grolier Ltd., 1981.Treaty of FontainebleuQ< Louisiana%This treaty gives Louisiana to Spain.NRushton, William Faulkner. The Cajuns. New York: Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1979.Treaty of Paris@=3Divided Louisiana into English and Spanish sectors.Brasseaux, Carl A. Scattered to the Wind: Dispersal and Wanderings of the Acadians 1755-1804. Lafayette: University of Southwesten Louisiana, 1991.Treaty of San Ildefonso rLouisiana ceded to France.BTaylor, Joe Gray. Louisiana. New York: W.W.Norton & Company, 1976.Treaty of UtrechtoAcadia was ceded to the English and renamed Nova Scotia. The area given to the English did not include what is now Cape Breton, so at this time the French started construction of Lousibourg. By this treaty, the Acadians could stay on their land, exercise their religion (as permitted by the laws of Britain), but could not vote, hold public office, or join the army.`Ross, Sally & Alphonse Deveau. The Acadians: Past and Present. Halifax: Nimbus Publishing, 1992.