Newfoundland and Labrador

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Newfoundland
-No one is sure exactly how old Newfoundland is since he didn't have a permanent settlement until the 1620s, but there was a rotational population that would come to fish off his coast as early as the 15th century. Some refer to him as the oldest former colony in North America.
-England and France both had legit claims to Newfoundland but England got full custody in 1713 after the Treaty of Utrecht.
-Cod are very important to Newfoundland.
-Around 1885-1890ish Newfoundland wanted to independently negotiate treaties with the U.S. because he didn't have the same disputes with America that Canada did. The negotiations went well (Bond-Blaine Convention) but Canada was not happy about it and complained to England. Because of this, England chose not to ratify the convention which began a huge dispute between Newfoundland and Canada. When Newfoundland was finally able to get the clearance to negotiate a treaty, it was Massachusetts who raised a stink about the competing fish industries. Newfoundland tried to retaliate by ruining the American fishing around his waters, but England wasn't going to risk him starting some sort of international conflict and so he had to drop the issue.
Category:Canadian Provinces