Acadia (French: Acadie) was founded as a colony of New France in northeastern North America that borders eastern Quebec, and modern-day New England, naturally bordered by the Kennebec River. Later, the territory declared independence from the Bourbon Empire, and became a Federal Republic. The population of Acadia includes members of the Wabanaki Confederacy and descendants of emigrants from France (i.e., Acadians). The two communities intermarried, which resulted in a significant portion of the modern population of Acadia being Métis.
History[]
French Colony - Attempted depopulation[]
In 1713 the British government attempted to vacate the French territory of Acadia by giving them one year to declare allegiance to Great Britain or leave the area (claimed by the British as "Nova Scotia"). This attempt was met with criticism and grassroots rebellion by the agricultural Acadians, beginning a series of grassroots skirmishes known as La Guerre d'Acadie (The Acadian War). The war became one of the last major battlefronts of the Third Indian War as French and Iroquois military aid began during early 1715.
Province of Bourbonia[]
As a province of the Bourbon Empire, the department of Acadia operated as a colonial protectorate of France, with a governing style modeled after the neighboring Provinces of Quebec and Canada.
Independence[]
The modern federal republic of Acadia declared independence from the short-lived Kingdom of Quebec immediately following the Bourbon civil war, and has existed as an independent republic since 1831.
Government[]
Demographics[]
Languages[]
Acadian French is the majority and only official language of Acadia, and is similar to Canadian and Quebecois French.
Micmac is spoken in some communities in Acadia, and Mohawk can be found along the western border with the Iroquois Republic.