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James cook
James cook first came into contact with the Nuu-chah-nult and found out that they were already familiar with iron and its uses. -
Lord selkirk
Lord selkirk was given a land grant known as assiniboia. -
HBC and NWC Unite!!
In 1821 the HBC and NWC united under the name of the Hudsons bay company. -
Metis
In 1840 about 4000 Metis lived in the Red River area. Metis are people of mixed and first nation and European ancestry. -
Populatioon at the Red Rver
Population at the red river increased to 5000. -
Fort Victoria
In 1843 douglas built Fort Victoria the southern tip of Vancouver Island. -
Treaty of washington
In 1846, the the Treaty of washington established the boundary between American and British territory. -
Vancouver Island Became A British Colonie
The mainland territory was called New calidonia.
European settlement there consisted consisted of Hudson's Bay Company fur forts. -
Treaties 1851-1854
During this time period governer James Douglas negotiated 14 small treatieswith the First Nations on vancouver island. -
Gold miners
In 1858 when the townspeople were leaving church 450 miners arrived on the paddlewheel steamer and by that night Fort Victoria was transformed into a bustling tent city full of men on their way to the goldfields on the mainland. -
The british colony of british columbia
The mainland (New caledonia) became a british colony. -
Hudson's Bay company
By 1858 the Hudson's Bay company had purchased over 20 kilograms of gold. -
1858 Gold rush
The 1858 gold rush on the lower Fraser River brought over 30,000 miners to New Calidonia. -
Gold rush in the british territory of new calidonia
Many gold miners were from the united states of america -
Prospectors Moved
In 1859 some of the hardier more hopeful prospectors ventured northward up the fraser river to the Quesnel river in the cariboo mountains region. -
Miners and Billy Barker
Billy Barker arrived at Williams Creek during the summer of 1862 to find thousands of miners busy working at their claims. Billy selected a location away from all the other successful claims and him and his parteners sank a crude oil mine. -
Colonies of Vancouver
In 1866 the colonies of Vancouver Islandand British Columbia. The capital of the united colony was New Westminister.