The first people to behold the beauty of Nova Scotia are thought to have arrived around 2000 BC. They were the ancestors of the Micmac (or Mi'kmaq) tribes who inhabited Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island at the time of European contact. The first European to see Nova Scotia was John Cabot, who landed at Cape Breton Island in 1497. In the early 1600s, the French arrived, creating the first European settlements in what would become Canada. The Port Royal Habitation was established by Samuel de Champlain and Sieur de Monts in 1605 and the outpost managed to survive obstacles such as the harsh winter weather and scurvy, both of which killed a number of early settlers. In 1613, the English asserted their claim to the region: They not only founded their own settlement but actually destroyed Port Royal. Rights to the area would remain in dispute until the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713, when France gave up most of its claims and the land became England's. Many French settlers (known as Acadians) remained in Nova Scotia and other Maritime provinces, however. Continued wars between France and England created distrust on the part of the English, who in the 1750s demanded that the Acadians swear allegiance to the English crown. When the Acadians refused, most of them were forced to leave. (Many of the exiles ended up in parts of what is now Louisiana.) Some Acadians were allowed to return at the end of the Seven Years' War (1763), when France was ousted from Canada permanently. To replace the deported Acadians, the English invited a group of New Englanders to relocate to Nova Scotia in 1760. Shortly afterward, British Loyalists fleeing the U.S. colonies during the Revolutionary War also moved to the area. Great numbers of people in Scotland and Ireland also emigrated to Nova Scotia, the result being a remarkable mix of cultures. In 1758, Nova Scotia won the right to its own representative form of government. By the end of the 18th century, Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick were granted their own status, establishing the provincial boundaries pretty much as they are today. Nova Scotia is situated near some of the world's richest fishing water - the Grand Banks. Fishing has been a crucial source of revenue since the early 19th century, but there are signs that the productivity of the Grand Banks is now diminishing because of overfishing. Forestry, manufacturing and offshore oil drilling have helped to diversify the economy in recent decades.