Colony of British Columbia (1866–1871)
British possession in North America between 1866–1871 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the colony united from the merger of the colonies of Vancouver Island and British Columbia. For the former mainland colony, see Colony of British Columbia (1858–1866).
The Colony of British Columbia was a British Crown Colony that resulted from the 1866 merger of two British colonies, the Colony of Vancouver Island and the mainland Colony of British Columbia. The united colony existed until its incorporation into Canadian Confederation in 1871 as the Province of British Columbia.
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Colonial flag of British Columbia (1870–1871)
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Anthem: God Save the Queen | |||||||||||||
Status | British colony | ||||||||||||
Capital | Victoria | ||||||||||||
Common languages | English (official) Northern Athabaskan languages Salishan languages | ||||||||||||
Religion | Christianity, Indigenous beliefs | ||||||||||||
Government | Constitutional monarchy | ||||||||||||
Monarch | |||||||||||||
• 1866-1871 | Victoria of the United Kingdom | ||||||||||||
Governor | |||||||||||||
• 1866-1869 | Frederick Seymour | ||||||||||||
• 1869-1871 | Anthony Musgrave | ||||||||||||
Historical era | British era | ||||||||||||
• Established, by merger with Colony of Vancouver Island | 19 November 1866[1] | ||||||||||||
• Entered Canadian Confederation | 20 July 1871 | ||||||||||||
Currency | British Columbia dollar | ||||||||||||
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