More than 14,000 Acadians were deported from Acadia (now the Maritime Provinces of Canada) in the Grand Dérangement of 1755, when they refused to swear allegiance to the British Crown. Eventually, in 1764, Acadians were allowed to return to Acadia, but with such restrictions placed on their freedom by the British that many chose not to go back. Between 1765 &amp; 1785, many of the exiled Acadians found their way to Louisiana &amp; settled in, marrying into the local population.