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  the blacksmiths and carpenters in the 1850s would have seen few visitors, and they would not have had time to stop and chat
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  in 1851 James Douglas, chief factor of the Hudson's bay company post, took his place
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  the situation in canada west and canada east improved as a result of the reciprocity treaty
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  as a result of the reciprocity treaty, new brunswick began to replace its british markets with american markets.
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  the gold rush on the lower fraser river brought over 30 000 miners to new caledonis in 1858s
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  in 1859, some of the hardier, more hopeful prospectors ventured northward up the fraser river to the quesnel river in the cariboo mountain region..
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  the industrial activity was declining and people were forced to leave nova scotia to find work
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  early 1860s, people in the colonies of british north america did not think of themselves as one nation.
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  in the 1860s little secondary industry had developed in the colony of new brunswick.many people left to seek work elsewhere
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  the richest gold deposits ever discovered in the cariboo region were found at williams creek
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  in 1865 at the end of the civil war, the northern states accused the british colonies of helping southerners who were fleeing from northern troops.
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  in 1866 the colonies of vancouver lsland and british columbia were united under the name british columbia..the capital of the united colony was new westminster
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  the british north american colonies of the united province of canada(canada west and canada east),new brunswick, and nova scotia agreed to join in a federal union