SS 9 – Acadians

October 27, 2016

Instructions from Mrs. Gligoris:

Go to the Historica website: The Deportation of the Acadians

  1. Read “The Deportation of the Acadians.”
  2. Explore the texts (3), images (3) and maps (2) located in the tabs on the right-hand side.

Read more about Robert Monckton here:  Robert Monckton – Canadian Encyclopedia

  1. Write a pro and con list for the following topic: should the deportation of the Acadians be considered a genocide?

Genocide: the deliberate and systematic extermination of a national, racial, political, or cultural group

Take a look at these resources below to help you with your research:

EasyBib – use this resource to create your bibliography

Canadian Encyclopedia
Statistics Canada
The Acadian Exiles – Marianopolis College
The Acadian Expulsion – World History in Context – password required
The Acadian Expulsion – The Creation of Canada
The Acadian Expulsion – EBSCO databases – login & password required
The Acadians: timeline – CBC
The Explulsion of the Acadians – A Country by Consent
The Explusion of the Acadians – War Museum
The Deportation Period
Mapping the Acadian Deportations – Canadian Geographic