1. British Columbia How did two colonies become one?

2. Governors  James Douglas and Richard Moody  Douglas: Governor of Vancouver Island  Moody: Governor of British Columbia

3. Fort Langley or New Westminster?  Capital remain at south side of Fraser River – Fort Langley  Moody believed it should be on the North side – New Westminster  Douglas accepts north side  New Westminster is the capital

4. City Plans = $$$  Moody had drawn up impeccable sketches of what the town would look like  Douglas believed they should establish themselves first before being extravagant.  Moody spent too much money on the plans  Capital city was not built to Moody’s standard

5. Victoria vs New West  Gold rush brought prosperity to New Westminster  But mainlanders were upset that Douglas and senior officials live on the Island  Victoria free port – no custom duties  Commercial rivalry between these two places

6. Responsible Government  Vancouver Island had an elected Assembly  Right to vote was limited to property owners  Mainland rested on what Douglas and his Legislative Council did.  Reform group was formed on the mainland

7. Changes  Mainland people wanted an Elected Assembly with responsible government  In 3 years Douglas had raised the taxes 3 times  But reformers found little support from miners  Miners are benefiting from the taxes

8.  Vancouver Island also forms a reform movement  De cosmos – strongly disagreed with the “family compact”  They too demanded responsible government

9. 1863 – BC Act  British Columbia Act was up for review  Colonial office had ignored the reformers request for responsible government  Pressure causes Douglas to cave slightly  Douglas retired in 1863

10. Union of Two Colonies  two governors after Douglas  Arthur Kennedy – Vancouver Island  Frederick Seymour – British Columbia  Both find their colonies in economic trouble

11.  Kennedy appealed to Colonial Office for assistance  Kennedy proposed taxes on real estate and income  Colonial secretary now considered joining the two colonies

12. United Colonies  Became known as British Columbia  Seymour was made governor of British Columbia  Assembly members in Victoria thought the Island city should be the capital  1868, Victoria proclaimed the capital

13. Class Activity  Black textbook  Answer question 1-4 on page 175  To be completed in class  As a class will go over the answers  When you finish you may work with your group on finalizing your game board