Fraser Canyon Gold Rush

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Fraser_Gold_Rush
gptkbp:causedBy discovery of gold in Fraser River
gptkbp:country gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:endDate 1860
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Cariboo_Gold_Rush
gptkbp:governedBy gptkb:James_Douglas
gptkbp:hasResource gptkb:gold
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Fraser Canyon Gold Rush
gptkbp:impact creation of Colony of British Columbia
displacement of Indigenous peoples
gptkbp:location gptkb:British_Columbia
gptkb:Fraser_Canyon
gptkbp:notableSite gptkb:Fort_Langley
gptkb:Lytton,_British_Columbia
gptkb:Yale,_British_Columbia
gptkb:Hope,_British_Columbia
gptkbp:participants gptkb:Chinese_immigrants
Indigenous people
miners
prospectors
gptkbp:populationIncreased gptkb:Victoria
gptkb:New_Westminster
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:California_Gold_Rush
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:California_Gold_Rush
gptkb:Fraser_Canyon_War
gptkb:Cariboo_Gold_Rush
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Royal_Engineers,_Columbia_Detachment
gptkb:Hudson's_Bay_Company
gptkbp:resultedIn economic crisis
infrastructure development
rapid population growth
foundation for future gold rushes in British Columbia
conflict with Indigenous peoples
construction of Cariboo Road
establishment of law and order
increased colonial administration
gptkbp:significance gptkb:Fraser_Canyon_War
influx of settlers to British Columbia
establishment of British colonial rule in mainland British Columbia
gptkbp:startDate 1858
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Fraser_River
gptkb:Hell's_Gate
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5