CHAPTER I

CHAPTER II

CHAPTER III

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CONTENTS

Illustrations Preface

Under the French Regime: 1720-1758 / 13

The Colonization of Acadia / 15 fle Saint Jean: The Beginnings of a Colony / 20 Colonization and Development: 1726-1745 /22 The British Siege: 1745-1748 / 27 The Administration and Protection of the Colony / 28 - Acadian Immigration: 1748-1755 /41) The Deportation of 1758 / 33 The Fishery / 36 Farming / 41 The Spiritual Framework / 44

The First Century After the Expulsion: 1758-1860 / 49

Returning to the Island /51

Land Ownership Problems / 55 People of the Sea / 67

People of the Land /71

An Impoverished Church / 75 Education of the Island Acadians._./ 85 A Separate People /94

A Period of Transition: 1860-1890 / 99

Changing Cultural Values / 101

The Clergy Leads the Way / 106

Education / 114

The Political Arena / 128

Agricultural Economy / 136

The Sea / 147 / 148

The National Conventions of the Acadians / 153