. A history of Canada and of the other British provinces of North America . legislature. 3. Physical Features.—The peninsula of Nova Scotia issomewhat triangular in shape, and is connected with New ^j .^^^-^^-s^^^^^ ^^_ Brunswick bj a short-=s:^ isthmus six-teen miles inlength. Its3 surface is un-dulating andpicturesque,and is dottedover withmany smallbut beautiful Appearance of Nova Scotia, &c., from a Balloon. lakes. In theinterior are several ranges of hills, of which the Co-be-quidare the most important. On the coast, the capes, bays, andharbours are numerous. No part of Nova Scotia is mor
. A history of Canada and of the other British provinces of North America . legislature. 3. Physical Features.—The peninsula of Nova Scotia issomewhat triangular in shape, and is connected with New ^j .^^^-^^-s^^^^^ ^^_ Brunswick bj a short-=s:^ isthmus six-teen miles inlength. Its3 surface is un-dulating andpicturesque,and is dottedover withmany smallbut beautiful Appearance of Nova Scotia, &c., from a Balloon. lakes. In theinterior are several ranges of hills, of which the Co-be-quidare the most important. On the coast, the capes, bays, andharbours are numerous. No part of Nova Scotia is more thanthirty miles from the sea. A belt of rugged rocks, averaging400 feet in height, and from twenty to sixty miles in width,extends along the Atlantic coast from Cape Canso to CapeSable, and along the Bay of Fundy coast.—The island o*Cape Breton is nearly severed in two by Bras dOr lake andSt. Peters bay. The island is rich in minerals, well wooded,and fertile. The surface is undulating, and the scenery beautiful. Sydney is the capital of the QiTESTiGNS.—Point out the position and extent of the Province of NovaScotia. Describe its appearance and physical features. What ia peculiar0out the coast-line of Nova Scoti%? VTbat is said of Cape Breton IslandP CHAP. iXVm-1518.] HISTORY OF 1235 CHAPTER History of Acadie, (or Acadia) from its discovert UNIIL ITS FINAL CESSION TO THE BRITISH CrO\7N, IN 1748. Frincipal Subjects of this —Settlement—Intercolonial Wars—Louisbourg. 1. Indian Tiihes.—When first discovered, Nova Scotia waainhaLited by a tribe of Indians called the Micmacs, whichwas scattered over Acadie, from Port Royal (Annapolis) toMiramichi. The Micmacs belong to the great Algonquinfamily, and were called Souriquois (or salt-water men) by theFrench. They greatly harassed the English colonies duringthe intercolonial contests; but, in 1761, when the governmentTvas firmly established, they finally submitted. In
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