Grand Dérangement
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The Grand Dérangement was the mid-18th-century forced deportation and dispersal of the Acadian people by the British from what is now Canada’s Maritime provinces.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Grand Dérangement canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Grand Dérangement Context triple: [Acadia, notableEvent, Grand Dérangement]
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Les Écréhous
Les Écréhous is a small, largely uninhabited group of islets and rocks in the English Channel, lying off the coast of Jersey and known for its wildlife and scenic seascapes.
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La Sablonière
La Sablonière is one of the small islets within the Les Écréhous reef and island group off the coast of Jersey in the Channel Islands.
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Le Bonheur
Le Bonheur is a philosophical poetry collection by French poet and Nobel laureate Sully Prudhomme that meditates on the nature and pursuit of human happiness.
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La Moisson
La Moisson is a painting by French Post-Impressionist artist Émile Bernard, exemplifying his early synthetist style and interest in rural, agrarian themes.
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La Bourboule
La Bourboule is a spa and tourist town in central France, known for its thermal baths and Belle Époque architecture in the Massif Central.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Grand Dérangement Target entity description: The Grand Dérangement was the mid-18th-century forced deportation and dispersal of the Acadian people by the British from what is now Canada’s Maritime provinces.
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A.
Les Écréhous
Les Écréhous is a small, largely uninhabited group of islets and rocks in the English Channel, lying off the coast of Jersey and known for its wildlife and scenic seascapes.
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B.
La Sablonière
La Sablonière is one of the small islets within the Les Écréhous reef and island group off the coast of Jersey in the Channel Islands.
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C.
Le Bonheur
Le Bonheur is a philosophical poetry collection by French poet and Nobel laureate Sully Prudhomme that meditates on the nature and pursuit of human happiness.
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D.
La Moisson
La Moisson is a painting by French Post-Impressionist artist Émile Bernard, exemplifying his early synthetist style and interest in rural, agrarian themes.
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E.
La Bourboule
La Bourboule is a spa and tourist town in central France, known for its thermal baths and Belle Époque architecture in the Massif Central.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Acadian history event
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ethnic cleansing ⓘ forced deportation ⓘ historical event ⓘ |
| appliesToEthnicGroup | Acadians ⓘ |
| approximateNumberDeported | over 10000 ⓘ |
| cause |
British concerns over Acadian neutrality in imperial wars
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refusal of many Acadians to swear unconditional oath of allegiance to Britain ⓘ |
| century | 18th century ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | National Acadian Day observances ⓘ |
| commemoratedIn |
Acadian literature
ⓘ
Acadian music ⓘ Acadian oral tradition ⓘ |
| culturalConsequence |
Acadian diaspora
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formation of Cajun community in Louisiana ⓘ |
| deportedTo |
British America
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surface form:
British American colonies
Caribbean ⓘ England ⓘ France ⓘ Louisiana Territory ⓘ
surface form:
Louisiana
New England Colonies ⓘ
surface form:
New England colonies
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| endDate | 1764 ⓘ |
| hasEnglishName | Great Upheaval ⓘ |
| hasFrenchName | Grand Dérangement self-link ⓘ |
| involvedPopulation |
Acadians
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surface form:
Acadian people
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| legalBasis | orders of Governor Charles Lawrence ⓘ |
| method |
confiscation of property
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destruction of Acadian settlements ⓘ mass deportation by ship ⓘ |
| orderedBy |
Charles Lawrence
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Executive Council of Nova Scotia ⓘ
surface form:
Nova Scotia Council
|
| perpetratedBy |
British Empire
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British authorities ⓘ Colony of Nova Scotia ⓘ
surface form:
British colonial government of Nova Scotia
|
| relatedConflict |
French and Indian War (as part of British America)
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surface form:
French and Indian War
Seven Years' War ⓘ
surface form:
Seven Years’ War
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| relatedWork | poem "Evangeline" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow ⓘ |
| rememberedAs | traumatic event in Acadian collective memory ⓘ |
| result |
death of many Acadians from disease and shipwrecks
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dispersal of Acadian population ⓘ loss of Acadian lands ⓘ separation of Acadian families ⓘ |
| startDate | 1755 ⓘ |
| tookPlaceIn |
Acadia
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British America ⓘ
surface form:
British North America
Maritime Provinces ⓘ
surface form:
Canada’s Maritime provinces
New Brunswick ⓘ Nova Scotia ⓘ Prince Edward Island ⓘ |
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Subject: Grand Dérangement Description of subject: The Grand Dérangement was the mid-18th-century forced deportation and dispersal of the Acadian people by the British from what is now Canada’s Maritime provinces.
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