Colony of British Columbia topic

The Colony of British Columbia was a crown colony in British North America from 1858 until 1871. It was largely coterminous with the present day Canadian province of British Columbia. It was united in 1866 with the Colony of Vancouver Island to form a further colonial entity named British Columbia, but unofficially known as the United Colonies of Vancouver Island and British Columbia to avoid confusion. Main Article: History of British Columbia The explorations of James Cook and George... full article at wikipedia