click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Caribou Gold Rush
Question | Answer |
---|---|
What made some people rich? | Gold rushes in California. |
Where was gold first found in the Caribou? | The Thompson River. |
What did many miners do in 1857-1858? | Moved from California to Oregon/Washington to further North. |
What happened one day in 1858? | 450 miners arrived in San Francisco. |
How many miners ended up working on the Fraser River? | 10,000 |
What did Douglas fear? | An American expansion. |
How did the British react to the many Americans? | They named BC a Crown Colony. |
Who were sent for military and to build roads/towns? | Second Royal Engineers under Richard Moody. |
Why did Douglas build a road? | So gold could be taxed since it would go through the Fraser River, not the US. |