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Social Studies the gold rush
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History
10th Grade
05/04/2010

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49th Parallel
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A boundary between the united states and British north America boundary ended at the eastern slops of the rocky mountian
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Oregon Territory
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Americans claimed this territory on the other side of the mountain
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Manifest Destiny
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U.S believed they should control all British Territory
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John Mc Loughlin
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Looked after FORT VANCOUVER also ordered the HBC employees to open a trade in Fraser river to expand trading
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The Beaver
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an HBC steamship that arrived on the coast in 1835 to supply the Russian posts
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James Polk
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Ran for presidential and won, Had no desire for war with the British and wated the Oregon territory
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James Douglas
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Established a new depot on Vancouver island became FORT VICTORIA
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Esquimalt
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British established esquimalt harbor as a navel base
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Fraser River
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Part of the gold rush. Tons of gold was found here and between Thomas river
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Thomas River
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HBC company first panned some gold here creating a gold rush
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Barker ville
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a town were many businesses flourished and tons of settlement and trade happened here
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Richard Moody
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Dispatched a contingent of royal engineers had military protection
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Cariboo Road
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Buikt a road to promote the settlemend and encourage economic profit. it took over 4 years to complete and in serious debt
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Fredrick Seymour
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Took over James Douglas Job and governed the two colonies
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Arthor Kennedy
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Took our colony but found himself in a lot of disputs with the elective assembly
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SmallPox
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A dieses that came from the Europeans killed 70% of the aboriginal people
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Chilton
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among the chilconton was the smallpox epidemic
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Anthony Musgrave
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Recommended for governed was given instructions to get British Columbia to join Canada as fast as he could
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George simpson
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HBC head govener in charge of the colony of vancouver
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Colonel Moody
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Went to fraser river set aside land for military reasons
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