| BC Geography / Places | The Seven Years War | American War for Independence | The War of 1812 | Former Colonies of the British Empire | Era of the BC Gold Rush |
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Prince George
It is the largest city of the Cariboo
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Citadel of Quebec (Quebec City)
It was the largest British owned fortress in North America
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The Betsy Ross flag
It was the first flag of first 13 United States.
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Privateer
Known as a private person or ship that engages in maritime warfare under a commission of war.
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South Africa
The Boer War was fought between the Dutch settlers and the British in a land that would be later known as this country.
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William Barker
He single handily founded the town of Barkerville because of his Gold find along lightning creek.
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New Caledonia
The original name of British Columbia prior to Confederation
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Acadians
They refused to sign an unconditional oath of allegiance to Britain and wanted to remain loyal to France
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Gadsden Flag - Continental Marines
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Issac Brock
He was promoted to major general, and became responsible for defending Upper Canada against the United States.
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Hong Kong
It was the British trading port city, which became known for the spice, tea and opium export located 50 km North from Portuguese controlled Macau, China
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Governor Douglas
He was the crown colony of Vancouver Island first ever Governor.
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Nootka Sound
The location of the first trading post on Vancouver Island
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Quebec City
It is the modern city in which the "Battle of the Plains of Abraham" was fought between British and French Forces.
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Patriots
Colonists who decided to remain loyal to the revolution against British Rule
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Tecsumseh
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Australia
An Isolated continent, which was first used as a penal colony in 1788, established for the exile and punishment of criminals through forced labor - becomes its own country.
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Sir Matthew Baillie Begbie
Known as the Hanging Judge who brought Law and Order to the colony of British Columbia
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Kelowna
It is the largest city in the Okanagan. Home of the Rockets.
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French Empire
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The First Amendment
This gave the freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of religion (including the establishment and free exercise clauses), freedom to assemble, and the right to petition the government to American colonists.
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Toronto
The Battle of York was fought on the land of this modern Canada city.
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Egypt
This North African country fell to British conquest in 1882. It is home to one of the seven wonders of the world.
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Victoria, BC
The location of the eldest China Town in Canada
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Barkerville
The largest town west of Chicago and North of San Fransisco in 1861
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General Louis de Montcalm
General of the French Forces during the Seven Year War.
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George Washington
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Upper Canada
The territory that included the great lakes and modern day Toronto, as it was called in the early 19th century before confederation.
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India
Home of the spice, tea and opium trade in the 18th and 19th centuries in Southern Asia once ruled by the British Empire.
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Barkerville, BC
It was the first permanent Chinese community established in British Columbia during the Cariboo Gold Rush
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Sir Matthew Baillie Begbie
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