Th e colonial wars that raged in northeastern America from 1688 until 1760pitted France, her colonists in New France and Acadia, and her aboriginal FirstNations allies against the might of the British Empire, her colonists, militias,and aboriginal allies. One of the most frequently contested areas during theseconfl icts was the French colony of Acadia and, aft er its capture by Great Britainin 1710, the new British colony of Nova Scotia. Acadia was the launchpadfor frequent French and First Nations raids into Maine and New England.Th e British sought to stop these attacks by capturing Port-Royal, the capitalof French Acadia, and subduing or winning the favor of the First Nationstribes. Th e British, with the support of their New England militia, captured andheld Port-Royal beginning in 1710 and renamed the place Annapolis Royal.Yet British control over the remainder of old Acadia proved elusive. Timeaft er time, the French and First Nations struck at Annapolis and the Britishfi shing settlement at Canso, Nova Scotia, hoping to reclaim the territory forthe French Crown. Th e eff ort was in vain. Beginning in 1755, Great Britainmustered a signifi cant force that not only drove the French military fromNova Scotia but was used to expel the remaining majority French Acadianpopulation from the British colony. By 1760, Great Britain was victorious inNova Scotia, and the First Nations were required to come into a fi nal series oftreaty and trade accommodations with the English. Th e Acadians trickled backto their old homeland to begin a new life under an uncontested British rule.