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History of Newfoundland

  • First contact with Europe
    Jan 1, 1500

    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