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- the act of forcing someone, or of being forced, to leave somewhere: The government ordered the expulsion of foreign journalists.
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The Expulsion of the Acadians [b] was the forced removal [c] of inhabitants of the North American region historically known as Acadia between 1755 and 1764 by Great Britain. It included the modern Canadian Maritime provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island, along with part of the US state of Maine.
- August 10, 1755-July 11, 1764
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The meaning of EXPULSION is the act of expelling : the state of being expelled. How to use expulsion in a sentence.
Sep 4, 2013 · Soldiers rounding up terrified civilians, expelling them from their land, burning their homes and crops ‒ it sounds like a 20th century nightmare in one of the world's trouble spots, but it describes a scene from Canada's early history, the Deportation of the Acadians.
Feb 17, 2006 · In 1755, New England troops embarked on a "great and noble scheme" to expel 18,000 French-speaking Acadians ("the neutral French") from Nova Scotia, killing thousands, separating innumerable families, and driving many into forests where they waged a desperate guerrilla resistance.
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the act of forcing someone, or of being forced, to leave somewhere: The government ordered the expulsion of foreign journalists.
Expulsion definition: the act of driving out or expelling. See examples of EXPULSION used in a sentence.
This raid was under the direction of Major Roger Morris, captain of the 35th regiment of the British forces in North America, who was acting under the command of Colonel Monckton, Lieutenant- Governor of Nova Scotia. Morris left Halifax on September 11 for Cape Sable, with 325 soldiers.
