Early European Colonization & Gold Rush - CH 5 Flashcards
A lot of places are named after Spanish and British explorers such as
Perez, cook, Quadra, Vancouver, Malaspina, Valdez, Galliano etc.
Who did BC trade sea otter pelts with
China
Where was their competition when it came to sea otter pelts (3 groups of ppl)
British, Spanish and Russians for lands and furs
Who was the trades with
Indigenous people
Name three examples of explore companies
Northwest company, Hudson Bay Company, Simon Fraser Company
What does BC depend on
Natural export for resources
What two companies in the interior of the province dominate fur trade of beavers
Northwest company and Hudsons bay company
Name three explorers for the northwest company
Simon Fraser, David Thompson, and Alexander Mackenzie
What were they looking for
Good places to locate trading ports and routes
Who was the first European to cross North America and reach the Pacific Ocean by land a Bella Coola in July 1793
Alexander Mackenzie
Which company bought out the northwest company
Hudsons bay company
During early 1800s what were established an applied by British law
Forts were established run by 40 factors who applied British law
What is BC a colony at this time for a free trade zone
Free trade zone
How was travel mostly done
Can you by water
Why did the Europeans explore BC
Fur trade - beavers and see otters for made jackets and hats and other clothing items that they took back to Europe.
In 1818 a treaty happened between two people
Britain and the US
In 1846 what treaty happened
Oregon treaty
What’s a also known as and signed by who
Treaty of Washington signed by Great Britain and the US
The boundary between which two countries was set at the 49th parallel from the Rocky Mountains to the coast
Canada and the United States
In 1851 who was appointed governor of the colony of Vancouver Island
James Douglas the chief factor of Hudson Bay Company fort Victoria
In 1858 who became governor of BC
James Douglas
Where did the gold rush happen in the year
Fraser river in 1858 and Cariboo in 1862
Why was James Douglas worry during the gold rush and kept quiet
James Douglas was quiet during the gold rush because he was worried that Americans will take over the province
What does James Douglas quickly do once the Americans found out about the gold
He quickly required all minors to take out mining license as a way of controlling industry. They had to stop and Victoria to get a license. He brought mining regulations and had about 40 meant to inspect the mining camps
Why did the Chinese move to Barkerville
They couldn’t mind so they opened up restaurants, laundry, blacksmith etc.
What did judge Matthew begbie become in BC
Chief judge of busy at the same ceremony the Douglas became governor in Fort Langley
What was judge Matthew Begbie known as
Hanging judge for his approach to law and order
How was called retrieved
Gold panning or by placer mining (through a sluice) 
What were common near the miners
Fires were common as were mine collapses
What do you communities became destination points and contain many of the support services like food, entertainment, hotels, doctors, legal etc.
Yale and Barkerville
Did the gold rush change both physical and human landscape of the region
Yes
What was the largest impact during the gold rush and what religions
People Dash all over the world, largely Americans, but also British, Chinese, Japanese, Africans, east Indians, other Europeans
Physically how was it impacted
The landscape began to settle through the building of Roads and towns; cutting down of trees for building materials and agriculture. Ranching, calories, sawmills and services were prevailant
What else did the laws and regulations help with other than to control mining
Property rights, settle disputes over claim, criminal matters
What happened in 1866
Colonies of Vancouver Island BC we’re trying to become the colony of British Columbia
When did BC join confederation of Canada
1871 because they were promised of the Canadian pacific railway
