The Catholics in Quebec were welcome in the USA The new US eagerly sought to win over French Quebec to the American cause in 1775 77 and offered statehood and equal status American invaders were defeated militarily and it did not happen In the Great Expulsion of 1755 1763 Britain expelled over 10 000 French Catholics Acadians from Nova Scotia Many of these victims of ethnic cleansing settled in Louisiana where their descendants still predominate in many counties Some of the older folks still speak French at home They have French surnames Catholic religion to this day and they have never complained about their treatment in the USA