Colony of British Columbia

Colony of British Columbia was a colony in Pacific Coast and California (North America) that lasted from 1858 to 1871 CE, about 13 years. Its people spoke Germanic languages (Gothic, Frankish, English, German, Dutch, Norse).

Colony founded during the Fraser River gold rush and merged with Vancouver Island in 1866. It joined Canada in 1871 on the promise of a transcontinental railway.

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Facts

Dates

1858 to 1871 CE

Duration

13 years

Type

Colony

Region

Pacific Coast and California, North America

Language family

Germanic

Capital

New Westminster, then Victoria

Came from

• Oregon Country 1818 to 1846 CE

Became

• Dominion of Canada 1867 to 1982 CE

Events in North America during its time

• 1861 American Civil War begins
• 1867 Canadian Confederation and Alaska Purchase

Neighbours in North America

• United States 1776 CE to the present
• Rupert's Land (Hudson's Bay Company) 1670 to 1870 CE
• Comanche empire (Comancheria) c. 1706 to 1875 CE
• Dominion of Canada 1867 to 1982 CE
• British North America 1763 to 1867 CE
• Russian America 1799 to 1867 CE
• Confederate States of America 1861 to 1865 CE
• Danish Greenland 1721 to 1979 CE
• Cherokee Nation 1794 to 1907 CE
• Red River Colony 1812 to 1870 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Europe
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Middle East
• Portuguese Empire 1415 to 1999 CE, Europe
• Kingdom of Kongo c. 1390 to 1914 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Qing dynasty 1636 to 1912 CE, East Asia
• United Kingdom 1801 CE to the present, Europe
• Haiti 1804 CE to the present, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
• Russian Empire 1721 to 1917 CE, Europe
• Dutch East Indies 1800 to 1949 CE, Southeast Asia

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