Acadia

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Also Known As	Acadie
Date	1604 - 1763

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Canada

Quebec

province, Canada

Maine

state, United States

Nova Scotia

province, Canada

Prince Edward Island

province, Canada

New Brunswick

province, Canada

New France

French colonies, North America

United States

Samuel de Champlain

French explorer

William Alexander, 1st earl of Stirling

British statesman

Charles La Tour

French colonial governor and trader

Charles de Biencourt

French colonial administrator and trader