New Brunswick
New Brunswick is one of three provinces in eastern Canada that comprise the Maritimes,
along with
Nova Scotia and
Prince Edward Island. In 1784, the British split what was
Nova Scotia in two, naming the north and west portion New Brunswick, after the German duchy of
Brunswick-Lunenburg, ruled by King George III of England at the time.
New Brunswick was one of the four original provinces and, arguably, a swing province
in the push for confederation.
The first settlers to the area known now as New Brunswick were the Micmac, who had
communities across the Maritimes. The Micmac had established European trade in the
region as far back as the 16th century .
- 1. Ernest R. Forbes, New Brunswick, The Canadian Encyclopedia.
- 2. Ibid.
- 3. Ibid.