Dancers brought direct from germany, employed to dance with miners
What are the hurdy gurdy girls
100
A town named after a man with an odd nicknamd
What is gastown
100
The two colonies officially united in august 6th 1866 to make this colony
What is british coloumbia
200
These two countries wanted to use the oregon territory
What is the usa and britain
200
The main problem miners faced when they arrived
What is stolen claims
200
Named after an english man who struck gold on williams creek in 1802
Who is billy barker
200
Was in ice free port and a harbour with naval advantages
What is the burrard inlet
200
These were the first none europeans immigrants to bc who travelled to the west coast from the hawaiian islands in the early 19th century
What is the kanakas
300
The reason why the hbc wasn't interested in the settlement of the oregon territory
What is the fur trade
300
Douglas was afraid of this
What is an american take over
300
Was completed when the gold rush was already in decline and left the colony in deep debt
What is the cariboo gold rush
300
Came to port moody to establish the location of the cpr terminus but found it unsustainable
Who is William van horne
300
Douglas encouraged these immigrants to settle to bc and had a interest in forming a militia to defend their new home
What are the black immigrants
400
The man who said "54 40 or fight "
Who is james polk
400
The name of the river where gold was first discovered
What is the fraser river
400
Known to be tough but fair. Was to be chief justice for the new colony
Who is matthew begbie
400
Was the named the terminus of the canadian pacific railway line
What is port moody
400
These immigrants came to California first but moved up north when they heard of the fraser river gold rush. Their opportunities were limited but helped with the provinces economy and the cpr
What is the chinese immigrants
500
The man who started the California gold rush
Who is john sutter
500
The year barkerville burned down
What is 1868
500
The cost of building the wagon road
What is $750 000
500
The mills in this area specialized in logging "bc toothpicks"
What is moodyville
500
The largest community was placed here on the gulf islands where it continued into the 20th century