Canadian Studies
The British Columbia Gold Rush The California Gold Rush • 19th century dream of ______• Gold rush in Sacramento, California • Intense migration and population growth of ______
The Fraser River Gold Rush News reaches ______first. • Fear in the colony of Vancouver Island • Influx of ______on route the mainland • No political jurisdiction, would be more vulnerable to American annexation • Within a year (1857-58) 10,000 men were working claims along the ______
Fort Langley • Prospered as a ______• Supplied ______with food and supplies • Became the second stop for ______(via Fort Victoria)
Yale • The town was founded in 1848 by HBC as Fort Yale • Furthest you could get up the ______by paddle wheeler • Becomes the cultural hub during the gold rush • It was the best location to be designated for the start of the ______(as there were no usable roads between Yale and the settlements nearer the Fraser's mouth)
Creation of British Columbia • August 1858, due to concerns from Douglas about the American miners coming in, the British government revokes the HBC monopoly in the area and creates the ______• Douglas to be the Governor of BC as well as ______• Sends ships to patrol the mouth of the Fraser to ______from miners heading back down from the gold deposits
New Westminster • Royal Engineers sent to build New Westminster as ______in 1859 • Built on the Fraser River to help ______up to the gold mines • Miners stop at NW to outfit themselves for mining • Defensible position • ______city in Western Canada
Cariboo Wagon Road • Project initiated in 1860 to ______both to ease travel and to ______. • Stretched from Fort Yale to Barkerville following the Fraser Canyon route over ______• The Cariboo Road saw the transportation of over ______worth of gold.
Barkerville • Named after ______• Traveled north after the California Gold Rush and struck gold • Main town during BC’s gold rush • Remote location ______• Bare necessities • Attracted ______and ______alike • Town thrived with the opening of the Cariboo Wagon Road • Shops, stores, nightlife, etc. • Virtually ______and had to be rebuilt • By the early 1870’s only the large mining outfits were mining • Shortly thereafter the population dwindled • By 1920’s it was a virtual ______• Became a ______
Task (Read pages 223- 227 in Canada Revisited to supplement the notes.) Write a brief paragraph or draw a sketch/comic explaining how the Gold Rush directly impacted the creation of British Columbia.