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The Vikings were the first to settle in Newfoundland.( Although the Micmac Indians were already here ).... John Cabot " discovered " Newfoundland in 1497...after the vikings and Micmac were already here .
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∙ 11y agoOne of the first European groups to set foot in Newfoundland were the vikings from Scandinavia. However, the ancestors of the Newfoundlanders of today came from France, the Netherlands, Ireland and England. Some also came from the Basque Lands of northern Spain and some were Native Americans already living there when the Europeans arrive.
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∙ 14y agoThe first settlers were Vikings. The first successful settlement was French.
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Who were the first European people to settle in Canada?
french
What are the possible reasons the settlement of the Vikings at Newfoundland did not last?
The Viking settlement at Vinland was small, isolated, and under frequent attack from the Beothuks, the First Nations people who had first come to the Island of Newfoundland about a thousand years before.
Was the Maori people were the first to live in New Zealand?
No, the Maori were the first people to settle the islands we now call New Zealand.
Where did the first settlers in Newfoundland come from?
They were Viking
What are Newfoundland livyers?
Livyers are people, who like planters and settlers, stayed on as permanent dwellers in the Newfoundland Station. Livyers are primarily English people.
Who were the first people to settle in the America?
The first known people to settle in America were the Vikings. The settled in an area they called "Vinland" (Newfoundland) at around 1000 A.D. Some evidence suggests that there were also different groups of Africans.
When did vikings settle in Newfoundland?
1000 AD
Who were the first people to settle in Manchester?
the first people to settle in Manchester were farmers
Who were the first European people to settle in Canada?
french
Why did the vikings failed to settle in Newfoundland?
i asked you for a reason
Why did the Irish settle in Ontario and Newfoundland?
no one knows
Why did leif ericson decided to settle in Maine?
He didn't settle in Maine, he settled in Newfoundland, Canada.
Who were the first people to settle in Chicago?
who is the first preson to settle in chicago
Who were the first people to settle in Zealand?
The MaoriThe Maori were the first people to settle the islands of New Zealand.
What other regions of North America did the vikings settle?
they settle in mewfoundland
Were the Indians the first people to settle in Ontario?
Natives were the first to settle anywhere as far as I know!
Who discoved Newfoundland?
The first European to set foot on Newfoundland was Leif Erikson and his crew, approximately in 1000 AD. But I should point out that native people had already been there for thousands of years.
