Newfoundland Colony

Newfoundland
1610–1907
Map of Newfoundland Colony (1891)
Map of Newfoundland Colony (1891)
StatusColony of England (1610–1707)
Colony of Great Britain (1707–1801)
Colony of the United Kingdom (1801–1907)
Official languagesEnglish
Minority languagesNewfoundland French • Newfoundland Irish
Religion
Church of England
Monarch 
• 1610–1625
James I (first)
• 1901–1907
Edward VII (last)
Governor 
History 
• English Colonization of Newfoundland
1610
• Dominion of Newfoundland established
1907
Currency
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Beothuk
Dominion of Newfoundland
Today part of

Newfoundland was an English and, later, British colony established in 1610 on the island of Newfoundland, now the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. That followed decades of sporadic English settlement on the island, which was at first seasonal, rather than permanent. It was made a Crown colony in 1824 and a dominion in 1907.[1] Its economy collapsed during the Great Depression and on 16 February 1934, the Newfoundland legislature agreed to the creation of a six-member Commission of Government to govern the country. In 1949, the country voted to join Canada as the province of Newfoundland.

  1. ^ "Newfoundland and Labrador". World Statesmen. Retrieved 9 November 2015.