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| Land claimed by both the United States and Great Britain. This was an ongoing dispute until the Treaty of 1846, which set the boundary at the 49th parallel, where it is today. |
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| the largest river in the Pacific Northwest region of North America The river rises in the Rocky Mountains of British Columbia, Canada |
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| was a Scots-Quebecer and employee of the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC). His title was Governor-in-Chief of Rupert's Land |
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| was the Chief Factor of the Columbia Fur District of the Hudson's Bay Company at Fort Vancouver |
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| The parallel 54°40′ north forms the southernmost boundary between the U.S. State of Alaska and the Canadian Province of British Columbia |
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| was a company fur-trader and a British colonial governor on Vancouver Island in northwestern North America |
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| was a 19th century fur trading outpost along the Columbia River that served as the headquarters of the Hudson's Bay Company in the company's Columbia District |
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| fur trading post for the Hudsons Bay Company |
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| was the 11th President of the United States (1845–1849) |
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| In 1844, James K. Polk was elected president with the slogan “54’40 or fight!” This slogan also showed the British that the United States was prepared for war if they did not turn over all of Oregon. |
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| The 49th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 49 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. |
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| is the navy of the United Kingdom. It is the oldest part of the British fighting forces. |
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| Douglas married the daughter of New Caledonia's Chief Factor William Connolly, Amelia |
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| is a traditional British and Irish social class, consisting of "gentlemen" in an early sense |
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| as chief factor of Fort Victoria and governor of the colony, made a series of fourteen land purchases from aboriginal peoples |
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| Nation Park In California |
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| a strait between Vancouver Island and the mainland coast |
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| is one of the corps of the British Army. |
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| was a project initiated in 1860 by the colonial Governor of British Columbia, James Douglas |
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| gold rush town in the Cariboo in British Columbia |
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| a town that provides service for people |
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| was a colonial administrator. He served as the second Governor of the Colony of British Columbia from 1864 to 1866 |
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| was a colonial administrator and governor |
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| was a colonial administrator and governor |
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| was founded as the capital of the Colony of British Columbia |
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| is a relatively shallow-sided coastal fjord in southwestern British Columbia, Canada |
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| logs that were free of knots and measured 21 meters long and 4 meters in diameter |
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| Candian Bar owner in a gastown town in Vancouver BC |
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| town with a station on the West Coast Express commuter rail line connecting Vancouver to Mission |
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| town with a station on the West Coast Express commuter rail line connecting Vancouver to Mission |
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| was a successful entrepreneur, the second mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia |
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| a tax imposed on each person entering a country |
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