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Campaign for Representative Government

The process through which Newfoundland acquired a local legislature in 1832 has long been misunderstood.
Carson and Morris

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

Civil governors represented the authority of the crown in Newfoundland and Labrador and upheld the colony's Constitution.
Decline of Naval Government

Newfoundland and Labrador experienced tremendous social and economic changes during the late-18th and early-19th centuries.
Great Depression - Impacts on the Working Class

The Great Depression was a time of widespread poverty and suffering in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Events Leading up to the Great Depression

Factors that caused the eventual Great depression that began in the fall of 1929 and did not end until World War II.
Disasters 1892-1929

Some of Newfoundland and Labrador's best-known and most destructive disasters occurred during the era of Responsible Government.
Canada and the Newfoundland Crisis, 1929-1934

The Great Depression hit Newfoundland hard. Its exposed, fragile economy contracted as export prices fell.
The Commission of Government and Education

When the Commission of Government took office in 1934, Newfoundland and Labrador's education system was in desperate need of improvement.
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.
Government Response to the Great Depression

The outbreak of the Great Depression in the fall of 1929 caused much economic hardship in Newfoundland and Labrador.
The Halifax Conference, 1892

The 1892 Halifax conference was convened to discuss matters in dispute between Canada and Newfoundland.
History of the Vote

Today, Canadian citizens aged 18 and older have the right to vote in federal, provincial, and municipal elections. This is known as universal suffrage.
Lundrigan-Butler Affair

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.
Prohibition in Newfoundland and Labrador, 1917-1924

Prohibition in Newfoundland and Labrador was a dominion-wide ban on alcoholic beverages from 1917 to 1924.
Newfoundland Ranger Force

The Newfoundland Ranger Force was created in the winter of 1935 to provide government services in isolated and northern parts of the country.
Newfoundlanders and Labradorians in Other Allied Forces

Although most enlistees from Newfoundland and Labrador joined the British Armed Forces during the WWII, many also served with other Allied forces.
The Quebec Conference, October 1864

The Quebec Conference was held in 1864 and dealt with the creation of a federal system of government within Canada.
Quebec Conference Resolutions, 1864: Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage

A report of the resolutions adopted at the Quebec Conference of Delegates from the provinces of Canada and the colonies of Newfoundland and PEI. (1864)
Reform Era, 1815-1832

The period between 1815 and 1832 represents a watershed in the history of government and politics in Newfoundland.

Matching Articles"Politics" (Total 35)

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