Question

Demonstrate an understanding of movement and acculturation by tracing the development of Cajun food and culture.

Answer 1

During the 17th and 18th centuries French settlers emigrated to modern-day Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. Here they founded communities in the region that came to be known as Acadia . This French colony thrived for over a century.In 1754, France went to war with Great Britain in North America over lucrative fishing and fur-trapping efforts, a conflict known as the Seven Years' War. This conflict ended in defeat for the French with the Treaty of Paris in 1763. A few hundred exiled Acadians arrived in the Spanish colony during the 1750s. The semi-tropical climate was harsh and many Acadians died from diseases such as malaria. More Acadians eventually joined their French-speaking brethren during and after the Great Disturbance. About 1600 Acadians arrived in 1785 alone to settle modern-day southern Louisiana. Cajuns love to cook with seafood, a nod to their historic ties to Atlantic Canada and the waterways of southern Louisiana