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why did the english come to newfoundland?
they came because of the cabot voyage in 1497
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when did the french first come to newfoundland
they came in 1662
100
when was the original irish imigration, and why
the original imigration was in the early 1800s, due to poverty and and religious discrimination
100
what were the occupations of the scottish
the scottish became merchants in the fishing industry, farmers, and also worked on the railroad
200
what were they doing by the late 1500's
they had established a significant migratory fishery
200
when was the main migration of the french
the main migration happened between the 1820's and the 1860's when the acadians from cape breton and nova scotia
200
when did most irish come to newfoundland
they mostly came in the 1830's because of the famine
200
when was the imigration of the scottish to newfounland
the imigration was in the 19th century when between the 1840's and the 1860's, the scottish came from cape breton to newfoundland
300
what were the occupations of the immigrants in newfoundland
they came for employment tin the fishery, as merchants, fishermen, or boat owners
300
what occupations did the french have in newfoundland
they were mainly farmers and fishers
300
what were the occupations of the irish
summer employes salted fish, and winter employees built boats
300
where did the scottish settle
some went to labrador to work for the HBC, some went to codroy valley for farming.
400
where were the settlements of newfoundland
the seal industry brought people to bonivista and st.antoney
400
where did the french settle?
most settled around codroy valley due to good farmlands
400
where did the irish settle
most of the irish settled between st.john's and placentia bay