Map Skills

Some Acadians escaped into the woods at the time of the Expulsion. Many others settled in what we now know as the United States, especially in the state of Louisiana where they became known as “Cajuns.” But some were forced to travel long and dangerous distances across the Atlantic Ocean.

On the next page is a map showing continents that touch the Atlantic Ocean. Using a world map or atlas to help you, label in the following places on the map below:

• Atlantic Ocean
• Acadia (circle Nova Scotia and New Brunswick)
• Virginia (find it on a map of the United States)
• England
• France

With one coloured pencil, draw a line from Acadia to Virginia. Then, draw a line from Virginia to England where many Acadians were put in prison. Next, draw a line from England to France and then back to Acadia. These lines show the route these Acadians were forced to take.

With a pencil of a different colour draw a line from Acadia to France. Draw another line back to Acadia, very close to the first line. This is the route other Acadians had to follow.

Many of the early settlers of Chéticamp were from these two groups of Acadians.