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History of Newfoundland

  • Jan 1, 1500

    First contact with Europe

    First contact with Europe
    First contact with europeans and Newfoundland occured in the 1500s when fishermen first began to settle on the east coast of Newfoundland
  • Conquest

    Conquest
    Humphrey gilbert under orders by the queen of england claims newfoundland for the british empire
  • Dominon

    Dominon
    Newfoundland acquires dominon status along side New zealand
  • WW1

    WW1
    Newfoundland joins the first world war in international brigades
  • WW2

    WW2
    world war 2 begins and newfoundland joins the war
  • Together

    Together
    Newfoundlanders vote to join canada
  • Crisis

    Crisis
    Newfoundland had a crisis in its identitiy. later it found it in pop culture and music