1. The 1860s

2. British Columbia Aboriginal population of British Columbia European arrival Sea otter pelts: the first Pacific “gold rush” Oregon Territory, 1818 to 1846 The Hudson’s Bay Company The Anglo-American Boundary, 1846 The Colony of Vancouver Island, 1849

3. British Columbia (cont’d) Vancouver Island, 1849-1858 James Douglas and the Douglas Treaties Gold Rush! The Colony of British Columbia, 1858 Mainland development The Colony of British Columbia, 1866 Profile of British Columbia in the 1860s

4. Was British Columbia in the 1860s more closely connected with Britain or the United States?

5. Some B.C. Terms of Union, 1871 Assumption of B.C.’s debt Dominion-paid public works development Steamship service to San Francisco and Olympia Completion of railway within 10 years Non-interference with B.C. Indian Policy

6. Prince Edward Island The “Land Question” Movement towards Reform Responsible Government, 1851 Free Education Act, 1852 Franchise Act, 1853 Land Purchase Act, 1853 Joint Inquiry, 1860-1861 The Tenants Union and conflicts of 1865