Ben Franklin's world is a production of the

O'Mahandro Institute. Hello and welcome to episode 283 of Ben Franklin's world. The

podcast dedicated to helping you learn more about how the people and events of our

early American past

have shaped the present day world we live in.

And I'm your host, Liz Kovart.

2020 marks an important anniversary for Prince Edward Island

and the Canadian Maritime Provinces.

2020 commemorates the 300th anniversary of French presence on Prince Edward Island.

Now like much of North America, the Canadian Maritime provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Cape Breton Island and Prince Edward Island were highly contested regions during the 17th and 18th centuries.

In fact, the way that the French and British fought for presence and control of this region

places the Canadian maritime among the most contested regions in early North America.

Amory Lane Jonah, a historian with the Parks Canada Agency, joins us to explore the history of Prince

Edward Island and why Great Britain and France fought so heavily over the Canadian

maritime region.

Now during our exploration, Amory... so heavily over the Canadian maritime region.

Now during our exploration, Amree reveals the history of Prince Edward Island, including details

about the Mingma people and their homeland, which encompasses Prince Edward Island.

How and why the French came to settle Prince Edward Island in 1720?

And details about the ways in which the French and British

vied for presence and control in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, including details about the Acadians and the Grand

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