How did British occupation affect French settlers on Prince Edward Island in 1758?

In 1758, the British occupation of Prince Edward Island (then known as Île Saint-Jean) resulted in the forced dispersal of the French settler population. During this military action, more than 3,500 settlers were removed from the island by the British.1

This event occurred during the Seven Years' War, a global conflict between France and Great Britain. While the French had established a permanent colony on the island in 1720, the British regime effectively ended this period of French control after only 38 years through the mass displacement of its inhabitants. Following this occupation, the island was formally ceded to Great Britain under the Treaty of Paris in 1763.1