BREDA, TREATY OF,
\bɹˈɛdə], \bɹˈɛdə], \b_ɹ_ˈɛ_d_ə]\
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was a treaty concluded between England, France, Holland and Denmark at Breda in 1667. Among its provisions, those relating to America were the restoration of Acadia (Nova Scotia) to France by England, while England secured her claims in the West Indies and retained New Netherlands (New York) from Holland.
By John Franklin Jameson
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