cape breton became part of nova scotia in 1763.
when did cape breton become part of nova scotia?
1763
originally inhabited by mi'kmaq peoples, the first european colonists to settle in present day nova scotia were the french who arrived in 1605 and founded acadia. the british conquest of acadia took place in 1710 and was formalised by the 1713 treaty of utrecht which returned cape breton island to the french. this marked the beginning of permanent british control over the peninsular portion of acadia, which they renamed nova scotia. in 1749 the capital of nova scotia moved from annapolis royal to the newly established halifax. the nova scotia council was the administrative and judicial body in nova scotia from 1720–1758; it was also known as the council of nova scotia, the annapolis council (prior to 1749) and the halifax council (after 1749). following the expulsion of the acadians between 1755 and 1764, the british population of the colony was only 5,000. the first elected general assembly of nova scotia sat in 1758. in 1763, cape breton island reverted to british ownership following the treaty of paris. eighty five years of conflict between the british and the mi'kmaq were ended with the signing of the halifax treaties in 1760 and 1761, and the burying the hatchet ceremony in 1761.
township (nova scotia)
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bullet::::- southern nova scotia









































bullet::::- cape breton island









































bullet::::- industrial cape breton









































bullet::::- cape breton regional municipality (cbrm)









































bullet::::- cape breton highlands









































bullet::::- strait of canso area









































section::::geography of nova scotia.:regions of nova scotia.:administrative divisions of nova scotia.









































bullet::::- capital of nova scotia: halifax regional municipality









































bullet::::- population centres in nova scotia









































bullet::::- counties of nova scotia









































bullet::::- school districts in nova scotia









































section::::geography of nova scotia.:regions of nova scotia.:administrative divisions of nova scotia.:counties of nova scotia.









































nova scotia has 18 counties, 3 of which are regional municipalities.









































bullet::::- annapolis









































bullet::::- antigonish









































bullet::::- cape breton
outline of nova scotia