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Acadia

colony of France

7 dated entries naming Acadia, drawn from 6 separate years between 1603 CE and 1713 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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17th century

  • 1603French Huguenot Pierre de Gua is granted royal permission to settle in North America, founding the colony of Acadia.source
  • 1604France begins settling Acadia, first successful French North American colony.source
  • 1605Habitation at Port-Royal established by France under Pierre Dugua, Sieur de Mons, the first European colonization of Nova Scotia in North America (at this time part of Acadia); the Gregorian calendar is adopted.source
  • 1632June 20 – Two ships, Saint Jean (250 tons) and L'Esperance-en-Dieu, set sail from La Rochelle in France, bound for Acadia in North America.source
  • 1667July 31 – Second Anglo-Dutch War – The Treaty of Breda ends the war by England against the Dutch Republic, France and Denmark and Norway. In the Americas, the Dutch retain control of Surinam, the English retain New Netherland and the French Acadia.source

18th century

  • 1713April 11 – The Second Treaty of Utrecht between Great Britain and France ends the War of the Spanish Succession. France cedes Newfoundland, Acadia, Hudson Bay and St Kitts to Great Britain.source
  • 1713June 23 – French residents of Acadia are given one year to declare allegiance to Great Britain, or leave Nova Scotia.source

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