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SS10 Chapter 6 BC to 1896
BC History
25
History
10th Grade
12/03/2008

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Oregon Territory

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disputed land claimed by the Americans and the British
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John McLouglin

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Chief factor at Fort Vancouver, allowed American's to settle in the region

-did not get along with George Simpson

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toothpicks

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tall, bare logs used to make masts
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Esquimalt

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Naval base used by British warships
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The Beaver

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HBC steamship; brought supplies to coastal areas
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James Polk

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American Presidential Candidate, used 54-40 or fight slogan
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James Douglas

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Governor of both Vancouver Island and B.C.

-Father of B.C.

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Thompson River

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Definition
Gold was discovered there
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Barkerville

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biggest mining town of the Cariboo, destroyed by fire in 1868
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Richard Moody

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Head of the Royal Engineers

-helped build roads and towns

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Cariboo Road

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Road to the goldfields along the

 Fraser River

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Frederick Seymour

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Replaced Douglas as governor of British Columbia

-died in office

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Matthew Begbie
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was appointed chief justice of British Columbia; was known as the "hanging judge"
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Anthony Musgrave

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Governor responsible for achieving confederation for B.C.
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Sandford Flemming

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chief surveyor of Canada; mapped out much of the route for the CPR
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smallpox

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Definition
killed more than 80% of the Haida of the Queen Charlotte Islands
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Chilcotin

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First Nations people who came into conflict with miners and railway labourers
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New Westminister

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Capital of the new crown colony of British Columbia
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Vancouver

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Youngest major community in B.C., became the western terminus of the CPR
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David Oppenheimer

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founder of Vancouver owned most of the land in the area
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responsible government

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Definition
was achieved after Confederation
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49th parallel

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border between the US and British North America
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Gassy Jack Deighton

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founded Gastown, owned a saloon
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George Simpson

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Governor fo HBC

-Travelled all over the Northwest to inspect the Forts

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Haida
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west coast aboriginal group that lost 80% of their population to smallpox
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