In 1713,
gained control of Acadian territory. Many Acadians
to swear their allegiance to this nation. When the French and Indian War broke out, a number of Acadians committed treason by siding with
. As a result, all Acadians were
The Treaty of Utrecht is a series of individual peace treaties, rather than a single document, signed by the belligerents in the war of the Spanish Succession in the Dutch city of Utrecht in March and April 1713.