The article “The Character of the British Columbia Frontier” by Barry M. Gough discusses the forces and institutions that influenced British Columbia to change from Ingenious land to a fur trade territory and then to a colony. Additionally, the character of the British Columbia Frontier was influenced by an imperial tide from 1846-1871 that caused a change in the character of human occupation and it brought new political and social institutions whose legacies can still be seen in present society. The thesis of this article claims that geographical features, resource extraction and the British role in extending political jurisdiction and sovereignty was taken to oppose American influences, which influenced the character of the British Columbia Frontier.
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Instead of farming the European settlers exploited the sea and land resources for sea otter, beaver, salmon and timber and spars. Therefore, the environment determined the type of human occupation and economic activity that could occur within a region not preferences of the settlers. For example, settlers would like to have farmlands like those of Ontario and Quebec; however, British Columbia did not have land suitable for agriculture, which led to the development of fishing, lumber and mining industries that exist today. Therefore, the environmental determinants were an important factor that influenced the development of the British Columbia Frontier. Additionally, the British tried to counter American influences in British Columbia, which influenced the nature of political society. In 1849, Vancouver Island was established as a British colony to counter the threat of American settlement and encourage little settlement on Vancouver Island. Furthermore, the Hudson’s Bay Company was given the task of developing a colony with strict regulation. However, the author claims that it was the mountainous,
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Instead of farming the European settlers exploited the sea and land resources for sea otter, beaver, salmon and timber and spars. Therefore, the environment determined the type of human occupation and economic activity that could occur within a region not preferences of the settlers. For example, settlers would like to have farmlands like those of Ontario and Quebec; however, British Columbia did not have land suitable for agriculture, which led to the development of fishing, lumber and mining industries that exist today. Therefore, the environmental determinants were an important factor that influenced the development of the British Columbia Frontier. Additionally, the British tried to counter American influences in British Columbia, which influenced the nature of political society. In 1849, Vancouver Island was established as a British colony to counter the threat of American settlement and encourage little settlement on Vancouver Island. Furthermore, the Hudson’s Bay Company was given the task of developing a colony with strict regulation. However, the author claims that it was the mountainous,