United Colony of British Columbia
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The United Colony of British Columbia was a mid-19th-century British colonial administration that unified the mainland and Vancouver Island territories on the Pacific coast of North America prior to their confederation with Canada.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| colonial government of British Columbia | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | British colony ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Russian America (to the north, later Alaska)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonialGovernor |
Anthony Musgrave
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Frederick Seymour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdBy | Act of the British Parliament ⓘ |
| currency | British pound ⓘ |
| dateDissolved | 1871-07-20 ⓘ |
| dateEstablished | 1866-08-06 ⓘ |
| dateJoinedCanada | 1871-07-20 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1871 ⓘ |
| establishedBy | British government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| event | union of Vancouver Island and mainland British Columbia ⓘ |
| flagUsed | Union Jack NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy |
British Columbia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Province of British Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | Crown colony ⓘ |
| headOfState | Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Victorian era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedTerritory |
Vancouver Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
mainland British Columbia ⓘ |
| joinedConfederationWith | Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalSystem | English common law ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Pacific Northwest ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Pacific coast of North America ⓘ |
| mergedFrom |
Colony of British Columbia (1858–1866)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Colony of Vancouver Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monarch | Queen Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | British Empire ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Colony of British Columbia (1858–1866)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Colony of Vancouver Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryEconomicActivity |
forestry
ⓘ
fur trade ⓘ mining ⓘ resource extraction ⓘ |
| reasonForUnion |
administrative efficiency
ⓘ
financial difficulties of separate colonies ⓘ |
| religion |
Anglicanism
ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| resultOfDissolution | British Columbia joined the Canadian Confederation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent | post–Fraser Canyon Gold Rush administration ⓘ |
| sovereignState | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| startDate | 1866 ⓘ |
| todayPartOf |
Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Province of British Columbia, Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
colonial government of British Columbia