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The Acadians were scattered across the British colonies, and some made their way to Louisiana. The term Cajun is a reference to their original homes. By 1764, the British reversed their policy and allowed the French colonists to return to Acadia. Unfortunately, their previous homes and lands had already been seized and handed over to British colonists by this time. The ones that returned were forced to start over. This mass deportation has been referred to as both the Acadian Expulsion and the Great Upheaval.

British expeditions that sought to challenge French forts in the western frontier spiraled out of control. Instead of intimidating the French, Washington's expedition ended in disaster. Not only was he was forced to surrender to the French and allied Indian troops, but his actions also encouraged the British to escalate these minor skirmishes with France into an outright war that would eventually migrate to Europe.