British Columbia History up to 1871

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1. Which Sapnish explorer sailed in the waters off what is now British Columbia in 1774? Juan Pérez Bruno Heceta Juan Rodríguez Juan Fransisco de la Bodega y Quadra

2. Who was the first British explorer to reach what is now British Columbia? Captain George Vancouver Captain James Cook Simon Fraser Alexander Mackenzie

3. Which fur trading company controlled the fur trade in British Columbia after 1820? The Northwest Company The Dominion Company The New Caledonia Company The Hudson's Bay Company

4. Between 1850 and 1854, James Douglas signed 14 treaties with the "First Nations" on southern part of Vancouver Island. What are these treaties called? The Fort Victoria Treaties The James Douglas Treaties The Vancouver Island Treaties The Hudson's Bay Company Treaties

5. Which city was the captial of the colony of British Columbia from 1859 to 1868? Kamloops New Westminster Victoria Vancouver

6. Which British Columbia town was the centre of the Cariboo Gold Rush of 1862-1870? Williams Lake Wells Barkerville Quesnel

7. What tragedy befell the "First Nations" peoples on the coast of British Columbia in 1854? Smallpox epidemic Deportation Mass slaughter Famine

8. What was the capital of the colony of Vancouver Island? Nanaimo New Westminster Comox Victoria

9. Who served as govenor of the colony of British Columbia from 1858 to 1864? Richard Blanshard Frederick Seymour James Douglas Amor De Cosmos

10. What happened in the Bute Inlet Massacre of 1864? 6 white men killed 12 Chilcotins 6 Chilcotins killed 12 white men 12 Chilcotins killed 18 white men 12 white men killed 18 Chilcotins