Le Grand Dérangement
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Le Grand Dérangement refers to the forced expulsion and displacement of the Acadian people from the Maritime provinces of Canada by the British in the mid-18th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Le Grand Dérangement canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7411246 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Le Grand Dérangement Context triple: [Great Upheaval, hasAlias, Le Grand Dérangement]
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A.
Pays d'en Haut
Pays d'en Haut was the vast, sparsely settled inland frontier of New France encompassing the Great Lakes region and key fur-trade territories in North America.
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B.
Les Usmistes
Les Usmistes is the popular nickname for supporters and players of USM Alger, a prominent football club based in Algiers, Algeria.
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C.
Code de l'indigénat
The Code de l'indigénat was a set of discriminatory laws in the French colonial empire that imposed special repressive regulations and curtailed the rights of Indigenous subjects.
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D.
La Chaîne culturelle
La Chaîne culturelle was the former name of Ici Musique, the Canadian French-language public radio network focused on music and culture.
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E.
A Place Among the Nations
A Place Among the Nations is a political and historical book by Benjamin Netanyahu that presents a defense of Zionism and the Jewish people's claim to the land of Israel.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Le Grand Dérangement Target entity description: Le Grand Dérangement refers to the forced expulsion and displacement of the Acadian people from the Maritime provinces of Canada by the British in the mid-18th century.
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A.
Pays d'en Haut
Pays d'en Haut was the vast, sparsely settled inland frontier of New France encompassing the Great Lakes region and key fur-trade territories in North America.
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B.
Les Usmistes
Les Usmistes is the popular nickname for supporters and players of USM Alger, a prominent football club based in Algiers, Algeria.
-
C.
Code de l'indigénat
The Code de l'indigénat was a set of discriminatory laws in the French colonial empire that imposed special repressive regulations and curtailed the rights of Indigenous subjects.
-
D.
La Chaîne culturelle
La Chaîne culturelle was the former name of Ici Musique, the Canadian French-language public radio network focused on music and culture.
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E.
A Place Among the Nations
A Place Among the Nations is a political and historical book by Benjamin Netanyahu that presents a defense of Zionism and the Jewish people's claim to the land of Israel.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ethnic cleansing
ⓘ
forced displacement ⓘ historical event ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Acadian Expulsion
ⓘ
linked to:
Expulsion of the Acadians
Great Upheaval ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | British Empire ⓘ |
| cause |
British–French imperial rivalry in North America
ⓘ
Seven Years' War ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Acadian National Day ceremonies
ⓘ
Grand-Pré National Historic Site ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| describedBySource | Acadian oral tradition ⓘ |
| endTime | 1764 ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
confiscation of Acadian lands
ⓘ
decline of Acadian population in the Maritimes ⓘ diaspora of Acadian people ⓘ dispersal of Acadians to Britain ⓘ dispersal of Acadians to Caribbean colonies ⓘ dispersal of Acadians to France ⓘ dispersal of Acadians to the Thirteen Colonies ⓘ disruption of Acadian Catholic religious life ⓘ formation of Cajun identity in Louisiana ⓘ long-term cultural trauma for Acadian people ⓘ recognition as a significant event in Canadian history ⓘ redistribution of Acadian lands to New England Planters ⓘ resettlement of Acadians in Louisiana ⓘ separation of Acadian families ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Acadian Expulsion
ⓘ
linked to:
Expulsion of the Acadians
|
| languageOfWorkOrName | French ⓘ |
| location |
Acadia
ⓘ
British North America ⓘ
linked to:
British America
Maritime provinces of Canada ⓘ
linked to:
Maritime Provinces
New Brunswick ⓘ Nova Scotia ⓘ Prince Edward Island ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Acadians ⓘ |
| numberOfVictims | over 10000 ⓘ |
| participant |
British Governor Council of Nova Scotia
ⓘ
Governor Charles Lawrence ⓘ New England troops ⓘ |
| perpetrator |
British authorities
ⓘ
British colonial government of Nova Scotia ⓘ British military ⓘ
linked to:
British Armed Forces
|
| significantEvent |
deportation of Acadians from Fort Beauséjour region
ⓘ
deportation of Acadians from Grand-Pré ⓘ deportation of Acadians from Île Royale ⓘ deportation of Acadians from Île Saint-Jean ⓘ |
| startTime | 1755 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Le Grand Dérangement Description of subject: Le Grand Dérangement refers to the forced expulsion and displacement of the Acadian people from the Maritime provinces of Canada by the British in the mid-18th century.
Referenced by (3)
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