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Table of Contents
Click on TABLE OF CONTENTS above to access a list of all Government and Politics articles.
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.
Cultural Renaissance
During the late 1960s and 1970s, Newfoundland and Labrador experienced what has been variously called a cultural renaissance, revival, or revolution.
Death on the Ice: The Story That Had to be Told
An introduction to the papers of writer Cassie Brown (1919-1986) dealing with her work Death on the Ice and the 1914 sealing disaster.
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.
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.
Develop or Perish: Smallwood's Development Approach
When J.R. Smallwood's government took office, its agenda was to develop, diversify, and modernize the economy of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Virtual Tour: Dining Room
A virtual tour of the Government House Dining Room.
Disasters 1892-1929
Some of Newfoundland and Labrador's best-known and most destructive disasters occurred during the era of Responsible Government.
Why Isn't Dora Russell Better Known?
The life and papers of Dora (Oake) Russell (1912-1986), teacher, editor, columnist and writer
Dora Russell (1912-1986)
Biography of Dora Russell (1912-1986).
Virtual Tour: Drawing Room
A virtual tour of the Government House Drawing Room, the principal reception room of the house.
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.
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.
Eleanor Power (? - 1754)
Biography of Eleanor Power (? - 1754), the first woman hanged in English 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.
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