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Teacherbot 27 Mar, 19:52:58

  1. What year did British Columbia officially become a province of Canada? Answer: 1871

  2. Who was the first European explorer to visit British Columbia? Answer: Captain James Cook

  3. What was the name of the fur trading company that dominated the early economy of British Columbia? Answer: Hudson’s Bay Company

  4. What was the name of the gold rush that brought thousands of prospectors to British Columbia in the 1860s? Answer: Fraser River Gold Rush

  5. What was the name of the treaty signed in 1858 between the British and First Nations peoples in British Columbia? Answer: Douglas Treaties

  6. What was the name of the railway that connected British Columbia to the rest of Canada in 1885? Answer: Canadian Pacific Railway

  7. What was the name of the political movement that sought to separate British Columbia from Canada in the early 20th century? Answer: BC Independence Party

  8. What was the name of the Japanese-Canadian internment camp located in British Columbia during World War II? Answer: Hastings Park

  9. What was the name of the environmental protest movement that emerged in British Columbia in the 1990s? Answer: Clayoquot Sound protests

  10. What was the name of the treaty signed in 1998 between the British Columbia government and First Nations peoples? Answer: Nisga’a Treaty

Grading Rubric: 9-10 correct answers: Excellent 7-8 correct answers: Good 5-6 correct answers: Fair 0-4 correct answers: Poor