Faced with severe food shortages , the officials of Ile St. Jean pleaded for assistance from Louisburg , Quebec and France .
Food shortages were exacerbated when the French government ordered Acadians to cease fishing and focus exclusively on crop production -- crops were required for troops at Louisbourg .
Faced with severe food shortages , the officials of Ile St. Jean pleaded for assistance from Louisbourg , Quebec and France .
Food shortages were exacerbated when the French government ordered Acadians to cease fishing and focus exclusively on crop production -- crops were required for troops at Louisbourg .