The English demanded that they swear an oath of allegiance to George I. The Acadians stalled, and then refused. A delegation from Beaubassin explained why to the governor of Annapolis Royal (Port ...

The first victims of the move to drive out the French were not even in Canada – but a peaceful population of Acadians in Nova Scotia who refused to swear an oath to the English King. In the late ...

And hundreds of thousands of newly minted citizens pledge allegiance each year during the U.S. naturalization ceremony. The snappy oath first printed in a 5-cent children’s magazine is better ...

The Acadians wanted to practise a policy of neutrality. They signed an oath of allegiance to the British in 1730 but refused ...

JOLIET, Ill. (WLS) -- More than 100 people from 34 countries took the oath of allegiance to become U.S. citizens Thursday in Joliet. It was a long time coming for Alphonso Dormun. As the lone ...

Philadelphia has long been a proud gateway for American citizenship, and on Tuesday, that tradition continued as two dozen new citizens took the Oath of Allegiance in a naturalization ceremony at ...

The law requires candidates for public office, elected officials, and state employees to swear allegiance to the United States. A candidate who refuses to take the oath may run for office ...

The oath of allegiance for accession to Russian citizenship will not be mandatory for the individuals younger than eighteen years old MOSCOW, July 25. /TASS/. The Federation Council upper house of ...