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  • James Cook Comes in contact with the Nuu-chah-nnulth

    James Cook Comes in contact with the Nuu-chah-nnulth
  • Pemmican Proclamation

    Law made that you could not take food from Assinboia without a license.
  • North West Trading Company joins Hudson Bay Company

    North West Trading Company joins Hudson Bay Company
  • George Simpson Becomes Govenor of Northern Department

    George Simpson Becomes Govenor of Northern Department
  • Furs Transported to Fort Vancouver

    Furs traveled down the pacific region to be recieved in Fort Vancouver. Fort Vancouver became the largest Hudson's Bay Company fort, wich later became their headquaters.
  • George SImpson Govenor and Cheif of Ruperts Land

    George SImpson Govenor and Cheif of Ruperts Land
  • Fort Langley Built

    Headquaters of the HBC. Built on Lower Fraiser River.
  • Ruperts Land Belongs to HBC

    King Charles II granted ruperts land to the HBC
  • The United Province of Canada Created

  • James Douglas Builds Fort Victoria

  • Treaty in Washington

    The Treaty established the bounderys between American and British Teritory. This resulted in Fort Vancouver belonging to the American Colony and Fort Victoria belonged to the British.
  • Vancouver Island Became a British Colony

    Vancouver Island Became a British Colony
    Vancouver Island became a British Colony. Mainland teritory called New Calidonia, many fur forts there.
  • Imigrints Settle in West Canada

  • Treaties Made with First Nations

    James Douglas signed 14 treaties with First Nations on Vancouver Island.
  • Gold Rush in New Calidaonia

    New Calidonia struck gold!
  • New Calidonia became a British Colony

    The main land of Vancouver Island, New Calidonia, became a British Colony.
  • GOLD RUSH IN CARIBOO

  • The Colonnies of Vancouver Island and British Culombia United

    Both Colonies united to make one large colonie called British Columbia.
  • Americans Arive in search of Gold

    Americans from San Franscio Arive.
  • Acadians deported to New Brunswick

    Acadians deported by british to New Brunswick
  • Canada West and Canada East lose trading status with Great Britian

    many economic strugles