What term describes the removal of Acadians from Acadia by Britain starting in 1755?

• A. Deport
• B. Great Deportation
• C. Siege
• D. Assimilate

Answer: (B)

This question tests understanding of the name given to the large-scale removal of Acadians from their homeland after the British took control of Acadia in 1755. The term for this event is the Great Deportation, often tied to the French name Le Grand Dérangement. It describes a deliberate, organized expulsion of thousands of Acadians by British authorities during the Seven Years’ War, leaving families uprooted and spreading Acadians to other colonies and even to Louisiana, where many became known as Cajuns. This is different from a siege, which is a military attack on a place to force surrender, and from assimilation, which would mean absorbing a group into another culture. It’s also more specific than simply “deport” as a general verb, because it name-drops a particular historical event.