Matching Articles"Politics" (Total 13)

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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.
  • Disasters 1892-1929
    Some of Newfoundland and Labrador's best-known and most destructive disasters occurred during the era of Responsible Government.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Reform Era, 1815-1832
    The period between 1815 and 1832 represents a watershed in the history of government and politics in Newfoundland.
  • Reform Movement
    The reform movement gained momentum during the early-19th century, a time of tremendous social, economic, and political change in the colony.
  • Religion and Politics, 1832-1855
    Religion played an influential role in Newfoundland politics during the period of representative government.
  • Representative Government, 1832-1855
    This article is about the Representative Government system in Newfoundland and Labrador from 1832-1855.
  • The 1914 Sealing Disaster
    A look at the 1914 Sealing Disaster, when 251 sealers died in two simultaneous disasters involving the SS Newfoundland and the SS Southern Cross.
  • Impact of the 1914 Sealing Disaster
    How the 1914 sealing disaster impacted the lives of Newfoundlanders and Labradorians, and the government's response to the tragedy.

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