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Where did some deported Acadians eventually settle after 1755?

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Following the forced deportation of the Acadians in 1755, known as "the Great Upheaval," the displaced population was distributed among various English colonies.1

While many were dispersed, a notable group eventually settled in the bayou regions of southern Louisiana, where they became known as Cajuns. Following the Treaty of Paris in 1763, which left the British in undisputed control of the region, a number of Acadians returned to the Maritime provinces, specifically settling in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.123