People
The Father of British Columbia
Who was James Douglas/What was James Douglas known as?
Victoria
What city/trading post did James Douglas found?
1740
When did the Russian fur traders come across?
Salmon
What meant life to the West Coast tribes/What did the West Coast tribes live off of?
Mapmaker of the West
Who was David Thompson/what was David Thompson known as?
River with terrifying rapids that was not the Columbia River as was hoped
What was the Fraser River?
1774
When did Juan Perez Hernandez sail up to investigate the fur trade reports?
Chinese dignitaries
Who paid large sums of money to have their robes trimmed with sea otter fur?
Vitus Bering
Who led the Russian fur traders to Alaska?
Queen Charlotte Islands
Where was Ninstints/the Haida tribe?
1778
When did Captain Cook arrive at Yuquot/Canada?
Billy Barker
Who is Barkerville named after?
Chief of Nootka
Who was Maquinna?
Fu Sang
Where did Hwui Shin sail to?/What was the legendary place explored by the Chinese?
1850's
When was gold discovered in British Columbia?
Owned a fish cannery but had to close down because or racial prejudice
Who was John Dees?
Sent to settle the Nootka dispute with the Spanish
Who was Captain George Vancouver?
The "Grease Trail"
What trail did Mackenzie take down to the ocean?
1793
When did Alexander Mackenzie reach the West Coast?
Proved that if there was a Northwest Passage it was far in the frozen north.
What did Vancouver do/prove?
Travelled to Canada's West Coast by canoe and on foot.
Who was Alexander Mackenzie?
Where the Thompson runs into the Fraser
Where was gold discovered in British Columbia?
1849
When was gold discovered in California?
The Beaver
What was the steamship used by the Baymen called?