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Fort Vancouver Built
Fort Vancouver, built by John McLoughlin, was inland from the Columbia River and it became a Hudson's Bay fur trading post. It was placed in a location to protect British interest and was the Columbia district headquarters. -
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John McLoughlin
John McLoughlin was born in 1784 and was the Chief Factor of Fort Vancouver. He traded with the Americans to create less competition. He was very fair to his employeed and rewarded them handsomly, which helped reduce tensions between the citizens. -
George Simpson Closes Forts
George Simpson closed the forts because he decided that the fur trade wasn't expanding. McLouglin disagreed and became very angry. -
Oregon Boundary Treaty Created
The Oregon Boundary Treaty created teh border between the United States and the British territories. It was also knows as the 49th latitude. -
Territory Named Colony of Vancouver
The British government decided the territory needed an official name and chose the Colony of Vancouver. -
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James Douglas
James Douglas was born in 1803 and was Governor of Vancouver Island from 1851-1864 and became Governor of the Colony of British Columbia in 1858. He started teh Legislative Assembly that negotiated a treaty between the First Nations on Vancouver Island. -
Thompson Gold Rush Begins
A trader from the Hudson's Bay returned to Victoria with gold he found in the Thompson River. After showing Governor Douglas, they suspected a gold rush in the Thompson River. -
British Columbia Established as a Colony
The establishment of the Colony of B.C. was a law passed by the British government which cancelled the Husdon Bay Company's exclusive trading rights with the First Nations on the mainland. This caused the HBC to lose control to govern, colonize and control the trade in the colony of Vancouver Island. -
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Frederick Seymour
Frederick Seymour was born in 1820 and was teh chief surveyor of Canada. He helped to promote the railway route that passed through the Yellowhead Pass. He was second Governor of the Colony of BC from 1864-66 and first Governor from 1866-69. -
Union of BC and Vancouver Island
The union of Vancouver Island and British Columbia was for economical benefit because both colonies were in grave debt and Britain agreed that the union would save on costs. -
Cariboo Wagon Road Built
The reason for building the Cariboo Wagon road was for easy access to the Cariboo Gold Rush. It took 4 years to build, cost over $750,000, and used thousands of men to create the road. -
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Anthony Musgrave
Anthony Musgrave was born in 1828 and gained his experience in politics in the Leeward Islands and British West Indies. He was appointed Governor of Newfoundland in 1864, then took over as Governor of the United Colonies of Vancouver Island and BC in 1869. In 1971, he negotiated the joint colonies' entrance into Confederation as a united province of British Columbia. -
British Columbia Enters Confederation
John A. McDonald had the dream of a joined nation because he did not want the United States to take over the territory we now know as Canada. To help unify the country, he wanted to create a railroad that would stretch from coast to coast; but most importantly, he created Bc as a province of Canada. -
CPR Moves Terminus to Vancouver
After the CPR station in Port Moody had been opened for three months, the terminus of the transcontinental railway was moved to Granville, which was later renamed Vancouver.
