Matching Articles"19th Century" (Total 428)

  • Newfoundland and Canada: 1864-1949
    Whether Newfoundland and Labrador should remain independant or join the federation of Canada, was an issue from 1864 to 1949.
  • The Confederation Negotiations of 1895
    After the bank crash in 1894 left Newfoundland in financial trouble, the government formally requested a conference on confederation.
  • The Debate: Confederation Rejected, 1864 - 1869
    The first formal conference to discuss a union of the British North American colonies was held at Charlottetown, PEI, in September 1864.
  • Decline of Naval Government
    Newfoundland and Labrador experienced tremendous social and economic changes during the late-18th and early-19th centuries.
  • The Denominational Compromise
    After 1832, two political parties emerged. The Conservative party and the Liberal or Reform party.
  • Disasters 1892-1929
    Some of Newfoundland and Labrador's best-known and most destructive disasters occurred during the era of Responsible Government.
  • Draft Terms of Union, 1869
    Minutes of Conference Between the Committee of the Privy Council of Canada and the Undersigned Delegates from the Colony of Newfoundland, on the Subject of a Union of That Province with the Dominion of Canada. Dominion of Canada, <em>Sessional Papers 1869</em>, Volume V, No. 51.
  • Economic Changes, 1730-1815
    The cod fishery continued to dominate the Newfoundland and Labrador economy during the period of naval government despite dramatic changes.
  • Economic Changes, 1815-1832
    The reform era was a time of economic hardship. The end of the Napoleonic Wars plunged the colony into an economic depression lasting for years.
  • The Confederation Election of 1869
    Premier Frederic Carter called a general election in 1869, in which the central issue was whether or not Newfoundland should join Canada.
  • The Election Riots of 1861
    The election riots of 1861 were confusing and violent riots that were caused by people trying to prevent one another from voting.
  • Electoral Districts and the Vote
    Citizens on the island of Newfoundland won the right to vote and run for political office in 1832, when Britain granted the colony representative government.
  • Establishment of Colonial Status
    Although the British Government had attempted in 1775 to limit residence, within 50 years it conferred colonial status upon Newfoundland.
  • Archives Contain Last Will and Testament of First Speaker
    An overview of the career of John Bingley Garland (1791-1875), businessman and the first speaker of the Newfoundland House of Assembly.
  • Fishery Modernization - The Early Days
    The saltfish industry in Newfoundland, as a cyclical extractive industry dependent on an open-access resource, went through multiple periods of boom and bust.
  • Frances 'Fannie' McNeil (1869-1928)
    Biography of Frances 'Fannie' McNeil (1869-1928).
  • Government from 1730 to 1815
    This article is about the Government in Newfoundland and Labrador between 1730 and 1815. A misunderstood time in history.
  • Government and Politics
    A brief history of government and politics and how they started in Newfoundland and Labrador.
  • Government Structure, 1832-1855
    An Explanation of the structure of Newfoundland government from 1832-1855.
  • The Halifax Conference, 1892
    The 1892 Halifax conference was convened to discuss matters in dispute between Canada and Newfoundland.

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