History 2201E Lecture : NEWFOUNDLAND BEFORE THE 1860s.doc
22 Mar 2012
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Introduction: until at least the late 1800s, newfoundland was a place very much apart from the rest of british north america in its historic development patterns as well as its geography [quotation from journeys, 192]. Newfoundland"s distinctive history before the 1860s, when it chose not to join the. Dominion of canada at the time of confederation. Newfoundland before and after cabot"s 1497 voyage of discovery : before - aboriginal people, and a short-lived viking settlement; after - the lure of cod brings fishers from western european countries. Early settlement/late settlement: behind the seeming paradox: desperate would-be settlers versus a british imperial government and wealthy and influential fishing merchants uninterested in colonization. Cod as the basis for the transient fishing economy: a seasonal pattern until the late. Significance of this pattern for (non) relations with the beothuk. Britain"s increased dominance after the treaty of utrecht, 1713; One big settlement and many little ones: st john"s versus the outports.
