This area was contested between England and France for much of the early 18th century, beginning with the English's 1710 conquest of Port-Royal, the capital of this colony.
The French first claimed this location as a colony in 1604 when they established a trading post on St. Croix Island. The early colony was largely agriculture based and the people of this area had good relations with the Mikmaq and Abenaki. This area was contested between England and France for much of the early 18th century, beginning with the English's 1710 conquest of Port-Royal, the capital of this colony. Eventually, Lieutenant-Governor Charles Lawrence ordered the removal of all the people from this colony, resulting in a mass deportation from 1755 to 1763 known as the Great Upheaval. For 10 points, name this early French colony of Nova Scotia, the people of which were often known as the "Neutral French."
The French first claimed this location as a colony in 1604 when they established a trading post on St. Croix Island.
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