Carol Campbell and Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia: The foundations for the Nova Scotia that we know today were laid in the long 18th century 1689 to 1815 and defined in the context of the Glorious, American and French revolutions, according to The Chronicle Herald. A significant chapter in this drama was the great Nova Scotia land rush that preceded the American Revolution. While scholars are inclined to see the Loyalist migration as the tipping point in confirming British control of the colony which included the area that became New Brunswick in 1784 , the arrival of as many as 10,000 immi grants between 1759 and 1775 set the tone for what would follow. Most of the newcomers were offered generous land grants by British authorities eager to see the region settled by loyal Pro testants and Necessaries and Sufficiencies: Planter Society in Londonderry, Onslow and Truro Townships 1761-1780 By Carol Campbell and James F. Smith Cape Breton University Press, 316 pages, $24.95 By no means marginal to the currents sweeping the North Atlantic world, Acadia / Nova Scotia was at the ep icentre of some of the most dramatic events that consolidated British control and culture on a global scale: the founding of Halifax; the expulsion of the Acadians; the capture and destruc tion of Louisbourg; the arrival of nearly 35,000 Loyalists; the displacement of aboriginal populations; and the estab lishment of representative government, civil society organizations including churches, schools, and charitable socie ties and hierarchical values relating to class, gender, and race. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.