The Acadian Exodus (also known as the Acadian migration) happened during Father Le Loutre's War (1749–1755) and involved almost half of the total Acadian population of Nova Scotia deciding to relocate to French controlled territories.[1][a] The three primary destinations were: the west side of the Mesagoueche River in the Chignecto region (near the modern New Brunswick-Nova Scotia border), Isle Saint-Jean (now Prince Edward Island) and Île-Royale (now Cape Breton Island). The leader of the Exodus was Father Jean-Louis Le Loutre, whom the British gave the code name "Moses".[2] Le Loutre acted in conjunction with Governor of New France, Roland-Michel Barrin de La Galissonière, who encouraged the Acadian migration.[3] A prominent Acadian who transported Acadians to Ile St. Jean and Ile Royal was Joseph-Nicolas Gautier. The overall upheaval of the early 1750s in Nova Scotia was unprecedented. Present-day Atlantic Canada witnessed more population movements,[dubious – discuss] more fortification construction, and more troop allocations than ever before in the region.[1] The greatest immigration of the Acadians between 1749 and 1755 took place in 1750.[4] Primarily due to natural disasters and British raids, the Exodus proved to be unsustainable when Acadians tried to develop communities in the French territories.
- ^ a b Johnston (2005), p. 152.
- ^ Akins (1869), p. 230.
- ^ Taillemite, Étienne (1974). "Barrin de La Galissonière, Roland-Michel". In Halpenny, Francess G (ed.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. III (1741–1770) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
- ^ Griffiths (2005), p. 389.
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