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		List of abbeys and priories in the Republic of Ireland (en)
		List of administrative counties and districts of England by population density (en)
		List of administrative counties of England by population (en)
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	Acadians in Pennsylvania;Wilton Paul Ledet;Acadian Ancestral Home
		The Acadians were a great asset to the French; on the other hand, they were a great threat to the British, who were as desirous as their foes of retaining what they held on the con tinent and attempting to gain more.
		On November 24, 1755, Governor Morris read a message before the members of the council in which he informed them of the doctor's report that it was dangerous to suffer the Acadians to remain any longer in such a crowded state as existed on the vessels.
		Griffitt's appeal and a petition to the governor in which the Acadians in entreating relief represented themselves as being in a "starving Condition" must have moved the members of the assembly, for on the next day they voted to continue the support of their charges until further provision could be made for them.
	www.acadian-home.org /PennsylvaniaExiles-Ledet.html (3770 words)

	Acadian Genealogy Homepage; Acadian History
		The Acadians refused to swear an oath of allegiance to the British crown unless the oath was qualified by recognition of their freedom of religion, their neutrality in case of war, and their right to emigrate.
		The population swelled from 2900 in 1714 to 8000 in 1739.
		Acadian exiles in the middle and southern colonies gravitated towards the former French colony of Louisiana, whose new Spanish rulers were sympathetic to Roman Catholics.
	www.acadian.org /history.html (3399 words)

	Acadia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		In 1654, King Louis XIV of France appointed aristocrat Nicholas Denys as Governor of Acadia and granted him the confiscated lands and the right to all its minerals.
		In 1755, the British burned Acadian homes at the outbreak of the French and Indian War between Britain and France, accusing Acadians of disloyalty (for not having taken the oath) and guerrilla action.
		Britain allowed some Acadians to return to Nova Scotia, but these were forced to settle in small groups, and were not permitted to reside in the former communties of Grand-Pre and Port Royal.
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	ACADIA & ACADIANS IN THE NATIONAL ERA NEWSPAPER:ACADIAN & FRENCH CANADIAN ANCESTRAL HOME
		At this state of affairs, Governor Lawrence and his Council consulted with Admirals Boscawen and Maystyn, who commanded the fleet, as to the proper course to be pursued towards the Acadians; and it was determined to expel them all from their country, and scatter them among the other British Colonies.
		The notifications from Governor Lawrence, of Nova Scotia, to the Governors of the other Provinces, requesting them to prepare for the reception of the Acadians, were sent during the second week in August; and that directed to Massachusetts was received by Phips, for Shirley had left the Province on the 28th of June.
		The Governor was authorized to impress them, at his discretion, for service on board Holburn's squadron, and a committee reported to the Council in favor of sending the Great Britain all who should not be thus disposed of; but this latter project appears to have soon fallen to the ground.
	www.acadian-home.org /National-Era.html (8704 words)

	Acadia Info - Bored Net - Boredom (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The territory's first European colonists, who would later become known as Acadians, were French subjects of the colony of New France primarily from the Pleumartin to Poitiers area of France.
		The French took control of the Micmac territory by military force and in 1654 king Louis XIV of France appointed aristocrat Nicholas Denys as Governor of Acadia granting him the confiscated Micmac lands and the right to all it minerals.
		Those Acadians who refused to swear loyalty to the British crown fled or were expelled to the American Colonies.
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	The Ultimate Acadia - American History Information Guide and Reference
		The first French settlement was established by Pierre Dugua, Sieur de Monts, Governor of Acadia under the authority of King Henry IV, on Saint Croix Island in 1604.
		In 1755, the British burned Acadian homes at the outbreak of the French and Indian War between Britain and France.
		Acadians formed the nucleus of the Cajun population.
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	Acadia - Gurupedia
		The territory's first European colonists, who would later become known as Acadians, were French subjects primarily from the Pleumartin to Poitiers area of France.
		The first French settlement was established by Sieur De Mons, Governor of Acadia under the authority of King Henry IV, on Saint Croix Island in 1604.
		Those Acadians who refused to swear loyalty to the British crown, some 6,000-7,000, were expelled to France or the American colonies.
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	Acadia - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Those who still refused to swear loyalty to the British crown then suffered what is referred to as the Great Upheaval, when some 6,000-7,000 Acadians were expelled from Nova Scotia to France or the American colonies.
		After 1764, many expelled Acadians settled in Louisiana, which had been transferred by France to Spain before the end of the Seven Years' War.
		The poem Evangeline by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow is a romanticized account of the Deportation and its aftermath, telling the story of Evangeline, a (fictional) Acadian woman who never gives up the search for her lover.
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	Acadia
		The name Cajun, a corruption of Acadian, is used by both English- and French-speakers.
		After the end of the war, Britain allowed some Acadians to return to Acadia but these were a small minority.
		The origin of the name Acadia is credited to the explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano (1480-1527), who had the Greek term "Arcadie", meaning land of plenty, written on the entire Atlantic coast north of Virginia on his sixteenth century map.
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	Remembering Our Acadian Heritage
		One hundred of the Acadians who were born upon this continent, and are perfectly at home in the woods, can march upon snowshoes and understand the use of birch canoes, are of more value and service than five times their number of raw men newly arrived from Europe.
		The Acadians became known in London and in New England as "French Neutrals," and were themselves convinced that their neutral status had been officially granted to them by Governor Phillips.
		The governor and his advisors, thought the Acadians' refusal to take an unconditional oath meant that they intended to fight with the French and the Canadians against the English--and they knew that war was about to break out again.
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	Acadian Genealogy Homepage; Madawaskans are Briton and Normans!
		The two groups, the Acadians and the Canadians, separated by a different political organization and under a different administration, became isolated to such an extent that, although of the same origin, they are two different people.
		The Acadians to the north of the Bay of Fundy refused to take the oath of allegiance to the British crown, claiming that they were in French territory.
		The Acadians of Nova Scotia were under English rule and as such took the oath on condition that they would not be compelled to the fight against the French and the Indians.
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	Immigrant Arrivals: A Guide To Published Sources: Bibliographies & Guides - Local History & Genealogy Reading ...
		The passenger lists include name of vessel, ports of embarkation and arrival, date of arrival, and the names of 7,300 passengers--their ages, sex, and often the place of last residence, and final destination.
		Lists 14,263 Icelanders according to their last place of residence in Iceland (by shire, community, farm, and house), year of emigration, marital status, age, port of embarkation, ship, destination, and source.
		Approximately 55,000 names from 100,000 passenger lists, chronologically arranged by date of arrival: name, relationship in the household, sex, age, occupation, destination, country of origin, vessel, port of embarkation, on board accommodation, port of arrival.
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	Acadia
		The Acadians (French: Acadiens) are the original French settlers of parts of the northeastern region of North America comprising what is now the Canadian provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island.
		Acadian French (le français acadien) is a dialect of French spoken by the Acadians in the Canadian Maritimes provinces and the Saint John River Valley in northern Maine.
		The Great Upheaval (le Grand Dérangement), also known as the Great Expulsion or the Acadian Expulsion, was the forced population transfer or ethnic cleansing of the Acadian population from Nova Scotia between 1755 and 1763, ordered by British governor Charles Lawrence and the Nova Scotia Council.
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	Bangla Forum Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The town of L'Acadie (now a sector of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu in Quebec was founded by expelled Acadians.
		Britain allowed some Acadians to return to Nova Scotia, but these were forced to settle in small groups, and were not permitted to reside in the former communities of Grand-Pre and Port Royal.
		Acadian Ancestral Home by Lucie LeBlanc Consentino - A repository for Acadian history and genealogy
	www.banglaforum.com /encyclopedia.html?title=Acadia (875 words)

	Acadia
		Later, the territory was divided under British rule into American States and Canadian Provinces.
		In 1608, many of the settlers followed Samuel Champlain north to found New France in modern day Quebec City.
		The French took control of the Wabanahki First Nations territory and in 1654 king Louis XIV of France appointed aristocrat Nicholas Denys as Governor of Acadia granting him the confiscated lands and the right to all its minerals.
	www.guajara.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/a/ac/acadia.html (392 words)

	Louisiana History
		In 1763, Spain ceded to Great Britain, the territory East of the Mississippi River and North of the Isle of Orleans, including the Florida parishes (see map) that were regained by Governor Galvez in 1779.
		Claiborne is appointed governor of the Territory of Orleans
		She is also the first descendant of the Spanish Settlers from Malaga who arrived in New Iberia in 1779 to become Governor.
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	Canadian Monarchist News
		Recently came the announcement of a new programme for a Governor General's History Medal for the year 2000, which seems aptly to raise the profile of an important area of our education system which many have felt has been ignored in recent years, to the cost of a sense of shared community and purpose.
		The Governor General has clearly used his position and the podium it provides to emphasize the qualities which unite, while pointing out that there are those with historic grievances for whom he feels Canadians share a collective responsibility to help right the historic wrongs done them.
		It is unfortunate that one has to read the Governor General's speeches on the internet, rather than hear them as part of a series of robust travels across the country, but this fact points out one of the troubling aspects of Mr.
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	Dinner and a DVD @ Yanman.com
		Two independent candidates are in the final running for the Mississippi Governor's race, and because of the lack of Democrats or Republican candidates, the race is drawing a lot of attention.
		The magic and mystique behind Lousiana's Cajun (or Acadian) cuisine are completely revealed in this collection of recipes from the heart of Cajun Country: the bayous of southern Lousiana.
		A governors race on the Mississippi Bayou, independent candidates with a twist.
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	Acadian-Cajun articles
		governor of Cape Breton (Ile Royale) which was still French and built the historic fort of Louisbourg.
		Governor Phillips estimated the population at 800 families, double what it had been ten years earlier.
		Governor Lawrence and his council at Halifax and were assured that the lands were all that they had been
	www.acadian-cajun.com /acartic25.htm (14890 words)

	Bridgewater State College Master's Thesis Collections ---History : Maxwell Library : Bridgewater State College
		Barclay, Ellen M. A study of the appeals by fl Americans to end the crime of lynching 1892-1936
		Dunn, Elizabeth A. Captain William Dunn, master mariner and one of the original proprietors of Taunton, should be regarded as one of or included in a list of Taunton's recognized philanthropists
		Gnong, David E. Governor John A. Andrew and the road to emancipation
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		Three former governors of New Jersey were present, along with Paolo Bodini, mayor of Cremona, Italy, a 2,300-year-old town north of Milan.
		That the same building could play an important role in economic development in two different eras is remarkable and exciting and accurately reflects the vision and mission of the NCRR.
		I belong to several other railroad-related lists, and this is the fastest and most comprehensive response I've ever received.
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	History: United States - Southern
		Forgotten Expedition, 1804-1805: The Louisiana Purchase Journals of Dunbar and Hunter.
		Founding of New Acadia: The Beginnings of Acadian Life in Louisiana, 1765–1803.
		France’s Forgotten Legion: Service Records of French Military and Administrative Personnel Stationed in the Mississippi Valley and Gulf Coast Region, 1699–1769: A CD-ROM Publication.
	www.lsu.edu /lsupress/Books/Subject_Listing/history_us_south.htm (1519 words)

	Cajun and Cajuns: Genealogy site for Cajun, Acadian and Louisiana genealogy, history and culture.
		Cajun and Cajuns: Genealogy site for Cajun, Acadian and Louisiana genealogy, history and culture.
		Corrections to Acadian, Cajun & Louisiana Genealogy Records
		Family Genealogies in the Acadian Museum destroyed by Hurricane Rita are being restored!
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