The platforms of William Carson and Patrick Morris, two of the most important leaders of the reform movement in Newfoundland

The events surrounding the Lundrigan-Butler affair, perhaps the most celeberated legal case in Newfoundland and Labrador history, where two fisherman were publically whipped for outstanding debts to a local merchant.

Many Irish people, influenced by the ideals of liberty exhibited in the French and American revolutions, decided to rise up against British rule.