Courses
- British Columbia History
- Canadian History
- British North American Colonial History
- Aboriginal History in British Columbia
- James Douglas “Father of British Columbia”
- Important events in the historical development of British Columbia
- Analysis of primary and secondary sources
Did Governor James Douglas Deserve to be Knighted?
Step 2: Introduce the three case studies
Organize students into three teams and distribute to each team member a copy of one of the following briefing sheets:
- #2 Overview of the Murder of Peter Brown
- #3 Overview of the Shooting of Thomas Williams
- #4 Overview of the Fraser River War
Explain that these sheets outline the events associated with three incidents that students are to investigate to help them assess Douglas’ behaviour. To begin, ask students to identify the important details of their assigned incident using the questions on activity sheet, #5 Investigating the Incident, as a guide. Invite students individually or in pairs to read their assigned overview and record the important information on the activity sheet.
When completed, invite students to share their findings with other team members. After discussing the incident, ask each team collectively to complete a final “master” copy of activity sheet #5 that accurately summarises the most important information about their assigned case study. Explain that students will present their summaries to the rest of the class in a future lesson.
