What is Acadia?
[[File:Acadia 1754.png|thumb|599x599px|Acadia, in 1754: Brown: British territory, Green: French territory. Brown and green: British claim to French territory.]] '''Acadia''' is the name of a territory in northeastern [[North America]]. Today, the area is mostly part of [[Canada]]. At the time, [[Great Britain]] and [[France]] fought over the territory. France said that it had a legitimate claim, because [[Giovanni da Verrazzano]] and [[Jacques Cartier]] had done expeditions in the area. The British claim was founded on an expedition of [[John Cabot|Giovanni Caboto]]. The borders of the territory had never been defined clearly. Both empires often fought over where the borders were. Historically, Acadia covered what is now [[Nova Scotia]], [[New Brunswick]], and [[Prince Edward Island]] and the southern part of the Gaspé Peninsula, which is in [[Quebec]]. What is now northeastern [[Maine]] was also part of Acadia. {{Acadia}} {{Regions of North America}} {{Multistub|history|US|Canada}} [[Category:History of Canada]] [[Category:Former colonies in North America]]