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| Until 1846 this Territory was not controlled by any nation. |
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| Fort Victoria was established in 1843 because the HBC feared that Fort Vancouver could be soon in this territory. |
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| James Polk's 1844 election slogan was: |
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| The British created this colony because they wished to solidify their claim on the region. |
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| He was known as the "Father of British Columbia" because he protected British sovereignty, made treaties with First Nations and ordered the building of the Cariboo Wagon Road. |
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| James Douglas negotiated treaties with the First Nations of Vancouver Island to gain: |
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| Before gold was discovered in British Columbia, there had been a gold rush in: |
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| The vast majority of people who went on gold rushes did not get: |
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| James Douglas feared a gold rush because thousand of __________ would invade Vancouver Island. |
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| James Douglas feared a gold rush because he had no _____________ or _____________. |
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| Douglas feared a gold rush because there was no political jurisdiction on the ______________ of British Columbia. |
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| The Royal Engineers were sent to British Columbian in order to provide a ____________ presence in the colony. |
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| The Royal Engineers were sent to British Columbian in order to survey the region and to build _________ and __________. |
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| The Cariboo Wagon Road became a problem for the colonial government because one it was finished ______________ were in decline. |
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| Fate of Barkerville in 1868. |
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| By the mid 1860s, gold was running out due to declining _________________ and _____________. |
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| By the mid 1860s, gold was running out due to the closing of the: |
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| In 1855, the First Nations population along the coast was at least: |
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| Because financial troubles continued after the union of the two colonies, a permanent solution was needed which included joining or not joining _____________. |
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| Because financial troubles continued after the union of the two colonies, a permanent solution was needed which included annexation by the: |
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| In 1869 BC governor Anthony Musgrave was instructed to get _________________ to join Canada. |
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| William van Horne rejected Port Moody as the terminus of the CPR in 1884 because the harbour was too shallow and was filled with: |
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| The opening of the Panama Canal in 1914 caused a rise in port activity in _________. |
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| As opportunities for Chinese miners were limited by racism they reworked claims abandoned by ____________ miners. |
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| The majority attitude toward Chinese workers was: |
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| In order to halt the immigration of Chinese workers, the government introduced a ____________. |
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| Chinese labour contractors often became wealthy and often cheated these workers. |
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