02-22-2009, 05:50 AM
You obviously have a better grasp of Acadian history but the Acadian plight should be put in a larger context. The Acadians refused to sign a British loyalty oath. The French army at Fort Beausejour paid for British scalps and enlisted willing Acadians in their service. They simply bet on the wrong horse.
The French in Quebec and their Indian allies spent 150 years attacking settlements in New England. They even killed a couple of my direct ancestors. When Fort William Henry surrendered to the French, they did not protect the prisoners from attack and death by Indians.
While the Acadians may claim they were too busy smelling roses and tripping over daisies to have any warlike thoughts, I suspect they would have gleefully danced on British graves.
I've met tons of Acadians and they're all very fine people. Exactly how many le Blancs are there in the Moncton phone book?
The French in Quebec and their Indian allies spent 150 years attacking settlements in New England. They even killed a couple of my direct ancestors. When Fort William Henry surrendered to the French, they did not protect the prisoners from attack and death by Indians.
While the Acadians may claim they were too busy smelling roses and tripping over daisies to have any warlike thoughts, I suspect they would have gleefully danced on British graves.
I've met tons of Acadians and they're all very fine people. Exactly how many le Blancs are there in the Moncton phone book?