February 10, 1763 was an important day for French and British relations, which would especially bring a lasting stability to colonial interests shared by these two nations. The Treaty of Paris, concluded on this day, encloses the following passages pertaining to Acadia:

"His Most Christian Majesty (the King of France) renounces all pretensions which he has heretofore formed or might have formed to Nova Scotia or Acadia in all its parts, and guaranties the whole of it, and with all its dependencies, to the King of Great Britain… His Britannick Majesty, on his side, agrees to grant the liberty of the Catholic religion to the inhabitants of Canada…"

This treaty for the people and lands of Acadia meant they were no longer in conflict with the British as they were now subjects of the Crown. It is for this reason that the Acadians began to return to Nova Scotia. Many whom had been deported from the Cape Sable region began returning from Massachusetts around 1766 with the names of Amirault, Belliveau, d'Entremont, and Muise.

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Bibliography

Entremont, Clarence J. d'. Histoire du Cap-Sable de l'an mil au Traité de Paris, 1763, Hébert Publications, Eunice, Louisiane, 1981.