Horizons Chapter Six
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| show | Which of the following best represents American policy toward the Oregon Territory? It should be settled by ___.
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| show | The individual in charge of Fort Vancouver was John ____.
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| show | McLoughlin’s policies toward American settlers strengthened the American position in the ____ Territory.
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| show | In 1839, the HBC and the ____ set the boundary for Russian territory at 54? 40’ latitude.
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| show | In 1841, McLoughlin and ___ disagreed over the number of trading posts on the coast.
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| show | James Polk’s 1844 election slogan was “54? 40’ or ___”.
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| boundary | show 🗑
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| show | The British created the Colony of Vancouver ____ because they wished to solidify their claim on the region.
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| show | The British sold land in Vancouver Island to settlers because they wished to re-create the British ___ system.
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| show | Most of the settlers in Vancouver Island were in fact ex-___ employees.
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| show | The colony of Vancouver Island was also established as a base for the Royal ___.
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| show | The following are reasons why James Douglas is called the “Father of British Columbia”? His actions to protect British sovereignty, his treaties with First ___, and his ordering of the building of the Cariboo Wagon Road.
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| show | Amelia ____ was from a fur-trading family, credited with saving her husband’s life, and was the head of one of the most powerful families in Victoria.
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| show | James ___ negotiated treaties with the First Nations of Vancouver Island to gain title to the land.
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| show | The ___ Treaties set a precedent because they recognized Aboriginal title to the land.
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| show | Subsequent government leaders reversed ____’ First Nations policies.
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| show | When James ___ signed treaties with the First Nations of Vancouver Island he recognized that First Nations had title to their lands.
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| show | Most really good claims in the ____ Gold Rush were staked by people in the state in 1848.
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| show | In order to obtain gold, miners must sink a mine shaft to the gold deposits, and ____ a claim to an area along a creek.
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| show | People went on gold rushes in the 19th century because they wanted to “get ___ quick”.
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| show | In late 1857, a trader brought James Douglas some nuggets he had found along the ____ River.
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| show | Douglas feared a gold rush because thousands of miners would invade Vancouver ____, there was no political jurisdiction on the mainland, and he had no army or militia.
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| show | In order to preserve British control of the mainland, the British government created a new colony of British Columbia, made James ____ governor of the new colony, and dispatched a contingent of Royal Engineers to British Columbia.
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| show | The Royal Engineers were sent to British Columbia in order to provide a military presence in the colony, survey the region, and build ____ and roads.
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| show | Gold mining in British Columbia was first undertaken on sandbars on the ____ River.
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| Cariboo | show 🗑
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| show | The main town of the Cariboo Gold Rush was ____.
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| show | Hurdy ____ girls were employed to dance with miners.
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| show | In 1866, the Legislative Council of British Columbia consisted of 23 members. Of these, how many were elected?
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| show | The following are responsibilities of MLAs in British Columbia today. Debating legislation, voting on legislation, and approving _____.
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| financial | show 🗑
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| show | The anti-Confederationists were strongest on Vancouver ___.
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| show | The Confederationists were strongest on the ____.
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| show | The ____ movement failed when they could not collect enough signatures for their petition.
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| show | ______ decided the best way to convince the anti- confederationists that Confederation was a good idea was to co-opt their support.
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| show | When the delegates from British Columbia arrived in ____ with their Confederation demands, the Canadian government accepted virtually all their demands.
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| show | The economic activity which first developed on Burrard Inlet was ____.
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| show | “British Columbia toothpicks” were logs used as _____ for sailing vessels.
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| show | William van ____ rejected Port Moody as the terminus of the CPR in 1884 because the harbour was filled with tidal flats.
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| show | The port of Vancouver began as a trans-shipment point between ___ and Canada.
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| show | The opening of the ____ Canal in 1914 caused a rise in port activity in Vancouver.
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| show | Modern methods in ____ have led to a diversification of goods handled by the port of Vancouver, and the construction of new facilities in the port of Vancouver.
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| show | Kanakas came from ____.
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| show | Kanakas were originally employed by the ____.
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| show | In 1858, ___ citizens of San Francisco wished to settle on Vancouver Island. They were encouraged by James Douglas.
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| show | When several ____ citizens offered to form a militia unit in 1858, James Douglas accepted their offer.
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| show | In order to clinch the CPR terminus for Vancouver, David ____ offered half his landholdings in Vancouver to the CPR at no cost.
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| show | In the 1880s, more than 17 000 _____ immigrants came to British Columbia to work on the CPR.
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| show | When the railway was finished in 1885, most ___ railway workers could not afford to return to China.
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| show | The majority attitude toward ____ workers was discriminatory.
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| show | The majority attitude toward ___ workers was negative because the Chinese prevented a homogeneous British culture.
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| show | ______ labour contractors treated their workers fairly, and often became wealthy.
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