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| disputed land claimed by the Americans and the British |
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Chief factor at Fort Vancouver, allowed American's to settle in the region
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| tall, bare logs used to make masts |
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| Naval base used by British warships |
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| HBC steamship; brought supplies to coastal areas |
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| American Presidential Candidate, used 54-40 or fight slogan |
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Governor of both Vancouver Island and B.C. -Father of B.C. |
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| Gold was discovered there |
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| biggest mining town of the Cariboo, destroyed by fire in 1868 |
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Head of the Royal Engineers -helped build roads and towns |
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Road to the goldfields along the
Fraser River |
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Replaced Douglas as governor of British Columbia -died in office |
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| was appointed chief justice of British Columbia; was known as the "hanging judge" |
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| Governor responsible for achieving confederation for B.C. |
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| chief surveyor of Canada; mapped out much of the route for the CPR |
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| killed more than 80% of the Haida of the Queen Charlotte Islands |
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| First Nations people who came into conflict with miners and railway labourers |
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| Capital of the new crown colony of British Columbia |
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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 [image] |
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| was achieved after Confederation |
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| border between the US and British North America |
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Gassy Jack Deighton [image] |
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| founded Gastown, owned a saloon |
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Governor fo HBC -Travelled all over the Northwest to inspect the Forts |
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| west coast aboriginal group that lost 80% of their population to smallpox |
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