Grades: 5-12
Courses
Courses
- British Columbia History
- Pre-Confederation Canadian History
- British North American Colonial History
- Aboriginal History Pacific Northwest
- The creation of the Colony of British Columbia
- The Fraser Canyon and Cariboo Gold Rushes
- Primary and secondary source analysis
- Historical causation
What Were the Real Reasons for Creating the Colony of British Columbia?
Step 8: Write a despatch to London
Distribute copies of the briefing sheet, #11 Writing a Despatch to the Colonial Office, to students. Invite them to assume the role of the Governor of Vancouver Island and write a despatch (letter) to the British Colonial Office in December 1857 to convince the Colonial Office of the most important reasons for establishing a colony on the mainland of British Columbia. Arrange for students to share their letters or a summary of their overall conclusions with the rest of the class.
