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chapter 6 vocab words
words that i need to know for a test
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10th Grade
12/21/2010

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oregon territory
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it was land that was owned by the usa
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columbia river
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is the largest river in the Pacific Northwest
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george simpson
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george simpson was an explorer, meteorologist and administrator of the Hudson's Bay Company
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 john mcloughlin
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planed to lead a strong presence in the oregon territory

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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54 40n
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In 1839 the HBC and the russians agreed that the russians would cease operations south of the 54 40 N
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james douglas
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was chief of fort vancouver and got ordered to establish a new depot on vancouverisland
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fort vancouver
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soon became fort victoria after queen victoria
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fort victoria
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was named after queen victoria after she died
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james polk
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ran on the slogan"54 40" or fight
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5440 or fight
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this slogan was proved to be extreamly popular with american voters
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49th parallel
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drew a firm border between america and british north america
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royal navy
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played a huge roll in the social life of fort victoria
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amelia douglas
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she was not impressed by the new upper class,she was married to a fur trader
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landed gentry
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victoria island was becoming a privet club for landed gentry
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douglas treaties
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was negotiated with the aboriginal people
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yosemite
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the arivle to fort victoria was a side wheel steamer
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strait of georgia
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the miners had to be creative about getting across the strait of georgia
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royal engineers
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britain dispatched a contingent of royal engineers under colonel richard moody.
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cariboo road
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the miners moved north along the fraser,searching for the source of the gold between 1860 and1861,several miners arrived in the cariboo region.
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barkerville
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so,in 1862 the constucktion of the cariboo road begain, it covered 650 km's, from yale,along the fraser canyon,to the new center of the cariboo,barkerville
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service town
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this town brought lots of new

service  by putting adds up around other towns and telling there custumers to tell there friends and family

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frederick seymour
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he was the government of british columbia in 1871.
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anthony musgrave
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was one of the teo names given to colonies so they wouldnt get mixed up
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sanford fleming
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was a pacific canadian engeener
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new westminster
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victoria city 1991 pop. 43,585, SW British Columbia, Canada, on the Fraser River, part of metropolitan Vancouver.
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burrard inlet
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ard Inlet is a relatively shallow-sided coastal ford in extreme southwestern British Columbia,
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toothpicks
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tooth picks were made from left over animal bone and used to get the things that got stuck between your teeth out
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gassy jack
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port moody
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A small city forming while new explorers came and started settling there.
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david oppenheimer
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david oppenheimer was the second mayor
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contractor
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A person or bussiness that gives good bussiness and or survise.
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head tax
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was the fee for every chiness person that entered canada.
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