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D. In 1960, archaeologists found remains of a 1,000-year-old Norse settlement on the island. Newfoundland may have been visited by Leif Erickson, an explorer born in Norway who lived on Iceland and Greenland before coming to what is now Canada. The Norse settlements in what Erickson called Vinland did not last
A. A Royal Charter of Queen Elizabeth I officially established Newfoundland as a colony and a forerunner of the huge British Empire.
D. Until it became Canada’s 10th province in 1949, Newfoundland was a separate dominion of the British Empire. The name of the province was changed to Newfoundland and Labrador in 2001. While the island of Newfoundland is about 29% of the province’s total area, 94% of the population lives on the island. St. John’s on the island’s east coast is the capital and largest city of the province.
A. According to Canada’s 2021 census, 39.4% of the population is of English descent, followed by Irish at 19.7%, Scots at 6%, French at 5.5%, and First Nations at 3.2%. Newfoundland has a distinct English dialect that was heavily influenced by dialects of England’s West Country, the southeastern counties of Ireland, and of Scotland.