“New France was not only the establishment of a few fur traders; it was also a colony of Christ in the New World, even more a colony of Christ, or of the Church, than of France. Because of the pious believers who inhabited New France, the country was ruled in a particular way, separating itself from France. Although under the jurisdiction of "New France", the Acadians governed separately from the rest of the country and constituted a distinct entity within New France. Today, “Acadians are the French-speaking population of the Canadian maritime provinces,” and these are the Acadians who were not displaced during the expulsions under British rule. Acadia's beginnings, with the construction of Port Royal, could have marked the colony's success, but instead led to a troubling conclusion for European descendants. Through failed leadership, two major expulsions, and a takeover of French culture from the Acadian people, this once-thriving group was displaced primarily to Louisiana, taking on a new identity as Cajuns. The Beginnings of Port Royal Acadia was discovered by French explorers. Jean Cartier was the first to officially explore the lands that would become Acadia, but Samuel de Champlain was the first to bring French settlers with him in 1605, making Acadia the second permanent European colony in present-day Canada. Champlain's group first settled on the banks of the __________ River in 1604, but suffered a harsh winter, losing many settlers to scurvy. Champlain moved the colony to Port Royal the following spring, and the colony began to grow, forming alliances with the indigenous Mi'kmaq and Maliseet groups. The Acadians worked hard to clear the marshes, which allowed them to obtain fertile land...... middle of paper ......e/3054275.At the bottom, ARM "New France in New England.” The New England Quarterly. No. 2 (1929): 278-295. Accessed October 5, 2013. http://www.jstor.org/stable/359305. MacMillan, Ken. "Sovereignty 'more clearly described': early English maps of North America, 1580-1625." » Journal of British Studies 42, no. 4 (2003). Accessed November 2, 2013. http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/376461. Parkman, Francis. Half a century of conflict: France and England in North America. The Floating Press, 2010. Sutherland, Maxwell. “Armstrong, Lawrence.” Dictionary of Canadian Biography, 2. (1969). Accessed November 11, 2013. http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/armstrong_lawrence_2E.html. “The Fortress of Louisbourg and its cartographic evidence.” » Bulletin of the Association for Preservation Technology 4, no. 1/2 (1972): 3-40. Accessed November 11, 2013, http://www.jstor.org/stable/1493360.