▁t ensions ▁on ▁the ▁border ▁between ▁New ▁England ▁and ▁Ac ad ia , ▁which ▁New ▁France ▁defined ▁as ▁reaching ▁the ▁K enne bec ▁River ▁in ▁southern ▁Maine . ▁English ▁sett lers ▁from ▁Massachusetts ▁( wh ose ▁char ter ▁included ▁the ▁Maine ▁area ) ▁had ▁expanded ▁their ▁settlement s ▁into ▁Ac ad ia . ▁ ▁To ▁secure ▁New ▁France ' s ▁claim ▁to ▁present - day ▁Maine , ▁New ▁France ▁established ▁Catholic ▁miss ions ▁among ▁the ▁three ▁largest ▁native ▁villages ▁in ▁the ▁region : ▁one ▁on ▁the ▁K enne bec ▁River ▁( N or ridge wo ck ); ▁one ▁farther ▁north ▁on ▁the ▁Pen ob sc ot ▁River ▁( P en ob sc ot ) ▁and ▁one ▁on ▁the ▁Saint ▁John ▁River ▁( Med oct ec ). ▁ ▁For ▁their ▁part , ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁King ▁Philip ' s ▁War , ▁the ▁five ▁Indian ▁tribes ▁in ▁the ▁region ▁of ▁Ac ad ia ▁created ▁the ▁W aban aki ▁Confeder acy ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁political ▁and ▁military ▁al liance ▁with ▁New ▁France ▁to ▁stop ▁the ▁New ▁England ▁expansion . ▁ ▁On ▁Abb é ▁Pet it ' s ▁advice , ▁Father ▁Louis - Pierre ▁Th ury ▁settled ▁at ▁Pent ag ou et ▁( Cast ine , ▁Maine ) ▁in ▁ 1 6 9 0 , ▁near ▁Jean - V in cent ▁d ' A bb ad ie ▁de ▁Saint - Cast in , ▁where ▁he ▁remained ▁eight ▁years . ▁He ▁acquired ▁great ▁influence ▁over ▁the ▁A ben aki ▁and ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁their ▁exped itions . ▁In