The Acadians refused to take the oath for two reasons: as Catholics, they were concerned about losing their right to practise their religion freely, and they were also concerned about being forced to take up arms against their motherland, France, or their cousins from Canada.
Devant cette requête, les Acadiens ont refusé de prêter serment pour deux raisons: ils craignaient de perdre leur droit de pratiquer librement leur religion catholique ou d'être forcés de prendre les armes contre leur mère patrie, la France, ou leurs cousins du Canada.