Acadia
Acadia
Acadia (/əˈkeɪdiə/; French: Acadie) was a colony of New France in northeastern North America that included parts of eastern Quebec, the Maritime provinces, and modern-day Maine to the Kennebec River.
Etymology
The origin of the term Acadia is credited to the explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano, who on his 16th-century map applied the ancient Greek name "Arcadia" to the entire Atlantic coast north of Virginia. "Arcadia" derives from the Arcadia district in Greece which since Classical antiquity had the extended meanings of "refuge" or "idyllic place".
History
In 1604, French colonists established the first permanent European settlement in the future Canada (and the first north of Florida) at Port Royal, founding what would become known as Acadia.
Related Terms
- New France: The area colonized by France in North America during a period beginning with the exploration of the Saint Lawrence River by Jacques Cartier in 1534 and ending with the cession of New France to Great Britain and Spain in 1763.
- Maritime provinces: The Maritime provinces, also called the Maritimes or the Canadian Maritimes, is a region of Eastern Canada consisting of three provinces: New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island.
- Kennebec River: The Kennebec River is a 170-mile-long (270 km) river within the U.S. state of Maine.
- Explorer: An explorer is a person who explores an unfamiliar area; an adventurer.
- Colonization: Colonization is a process by which a central system of power dominates the surrounding land and its components.
- European settlement: European settlement refers to permanent human settlement by Europeans, especially in the period of colonization and immigration to new continents during the Age of Discovery.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Acadia
- Wikipedia's article - Acadia
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