(1696-1697)French attacked settlements in Newfoundland
1700's
(1713)French lost all territory in Newfoundland under Treaty of Utrecht; maintained fishing rights
(1756 - 1763) Seven Years War between French and English; French claimed many settlements
(1763) Seven Years War ended; Treaty of Paris gave French fishing rights to French Shore, Territory of St. Pierre, Miquelon
(1774) Quebec Act gave control of Labrador to Canada, became part of Quebec
1800's
(1809) Labrador Act gave Labrador to Newfoundland
(1816) Fire destroyed 140 buildings in St. John's
(1832) Newfoundland granted Representative Government
(1846) 12,000 left homeless by fire in St. John's
(1854) Cholera epidemic struck St. John's
(1855) Responsible government established; Philip Frances Little elected first prime minister
(1861) Riots occurred due to general election
(1864) First copper mine opened in Newfoundland
(1882) Hurricane struck Newfoundland, 22 ships wrecked in Notre Dame Bay
(1885) Generating station opened in St. John's, electricity available for first time to public for lights; tidal wave, hurricane struck coastal Labrador
(1892) Fire in St. John's destroyed most of downtown, 11,000 left homeless
(1894) Two Newfoundland banks crashed, began depression in Newfoundland
(1895) First Chinese immigrants arrived
(1896) Miners at Bell Island struck for two-cents an hour raise
(1898) Railway across Newfoundland completed
1900's
(1902) Quebec, Newfoundland began dispute of Labrador boundary
(1906) Act Respecting Immigration of Chinese Persons passed, every Chinese person arriving in Newfoundland must pay $300 Head Tax; Chinese women not allowed in Newfoundland
(1914) 78 sealers died, 11 others disabled after being stranded on ice for 53 hours in Newfoundland; Newfoundland joined Britain in World War I
(1916) Battle of Beaumont Hamel in France; Newfoundland Regiment suffered most deaths, injuries
(1923) Women 25 or older won right to vote; gold rush at Stag Bay, Labrador
(1927) Labrador boundary settled in present location by Judicial Committee of Privy Council
