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The Colony of Vancouver Island
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By 1848 the British Government decided it needed a more official presence than the HBC – establishes the crown colony of Vancouver Island.
HBC gets trade monopoly in exchange for selling land to British settlers.
James Douglas wanted to give land for free to settlers but the government decided to sell the land for a £1 an acre with a minimum purchase of 20 acres.
The Crown gets involved
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Money requirement creates a class system on the island.
Most of the other settlers were working class HBC employees.
James Douglas’ wife Amelia is Métis.
Conflict between settlers
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Coal discovered near Nanaimo in the 1840s.
Royal Navy base at Esquimalt was a natural customer.
Island Economy
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Douglas was worried as there were only 774 settlers in 1855 and more than 30,000 Aboriginal people on the island.
Douglas negotiated treaties with the nations to give up control of their land forever.
First Nations
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Government St.
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Government St (2)
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First Nations canoes
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Fort Victoria
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Customs house circa 1898
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Quadra and Pandora Church
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Downtown 1858
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Yates St
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Bastion Sq