The Cariboo Gold Rush significantly boosted British Columbia's economy by attracting thousands of prospectors and settlers, leading to rapid population growth and the establishment of new towns. Additionally, it played a crucial role in the creation of the Colony of British Columbia, as the influx of wealth and people necessitated improved infrastructure and governance, ultimately contributing to the province's entry into Canadian Confederation in 1871.
Simon Fraser Earned the Fraser River
British Columbia has a rich history marked by several key events. The establishment of the Hudson's Bay Company's fur trading posts in the early 19th century was pivotal in the region's economic development. The Gold Rush of the 1850s and 1860s attracted thousands of prospectors, leading to British Columbia's entry into Confederation in 1871. Additionally, the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway in the 1880s significantly influenced settlement and trade, shaping the province's growth.
British History Online is a great resource for anyone interested in British history. It contains reference books on medieval history as well as more modern history reference works.
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Frank Raymond Coutant has written: 'Yankee steamboats on the Fraser River, British Columbia' -- subject(s): Accessible book 'Cariboo highway; the great north road to the Fraser river goldfields' -- subject(s): Accessible book 'Cariboo Highway' -- subject(s): History, Roads 'Yankee steamboats on the Fraser River, British Columbia' -- subject(s): History, Steamboats 'Fraser-Cariboo gold rush' -- subject(s): Accessible book 'Cariboo highway; the great north road to the Fraser river goldfields'
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Alfred Watts has written: 'Magistrate-judge, the story of the Provincial Court of British Columbia' -- subject(s): Administration of Justice, British Columbia, British Columbia. Provincial Court, Courts, History
George A. Watson has written: 'Pioneer breweries of British Columbia' -- subject(s): Brewing industry, British Columbia, History
A. H. Skolrood has written: 'The British Columbia Teachers' Federation' -- subject(s): British Columbia Teachers' Federation, History, Teachers' unions
British Columbia had three possible choices:British Columbia could remain a British colony.British Columbia could join the United States.British Columbia could join the Canadian Confederation (Canada).(Courtesy of Oxford Canadian History: Flashback Canada Fourth Edition)
Gordon Raymond Elliott has written: 'Quesnel, commercial centre of the Cariboo gold rush' -- subject(s): History 'Barkerville, Quesnel & the Cariboo gold rush' -- subject(s): Gold discoveries, History
Simon Fraser Earned the Fraser River
Victoria is the capital of British Columbia, and is rich in both History and Culture.
Margaret McNaughton has written: 'Overland to Cariboo' -- subject(s): Accessible book, Cariboo gold rush, Description and travel, Gold mines and mining, History, Overland journeys to the Pacific
C.L Flick has written: 'A short history of the 31st British Columbia Horse' -- subject(s): Regimental histories, World War, 1914-1918, Infantry, British Columbia Light Horse, Army
F. Henry Johnson has written: 'A history of public education in British Columbia'