British Columbia History First Contact

Fort Victoria 1843

Fort Victoria is a historical site located on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. It was established

Boundary DIspute 1846

The dispute over the Oregon Country and the British colony of Vancouver Island was one of several boundary

Local Politics 1849

The local politics of the colony of British Columbia, which was a British colony on the Pacific coast of North

Vancouver Isld Colony 1849

Vancouver Island was a British colony from 1849 to 1866, located off the west coast of Canada. The island was

Douglas Treaties 1850

The Douglas Treaties were a series of agreements made between the British colony of Vancouver Island and local

Colony BC Formed 1858

The Colony of British Columbia was a British colony in what is now the province of British Columbia, Canada.

Birdcages
1856

The first legislature in British Columbia was established in 1856, when the colony was still a British

BC Gold Rush 1858

The British Columbia Gold Rush was a period of gold rush immigration to Victoria and the Fraser Canyon in

Colony of BC 1858

The Colony of British Columbia was a British colony in what is now the province of British Columbia, Canada.

New West Capital 1859

New Westminster was chosen by Colonel Richard Clement Moody, the first Lieutenant Governor of the

Moody Engineers 1859

Colonel Richard Clement Moody was a British military officer and the first Lieutenant Governor of British

First Saw Mill 1860

The first sawmill in British Columbia, Canada was built by the Hudson's Bay Company in 1848 at Fort

Royal Navy Base 1862

Esquimalt is a municipality located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. The

Small Pox hits BC 1862

In 1862, an outbreak of smallpox occurred in British Columbia, Canada. The disease, which is caused by the

Chilcotin War 1864

The Chilcotin War was a conflict that took place in British Columbia, Canada in 1864. The war was

Gold Rush 1857

The Fraser Canyon Gold Rush, also known as the Fraser River Gold Rush, was a gold rush that began in

Cariboo Wagon Road 1865

The Cariboo Wagon Road was a 600-mile long trail that ran through the British Columbia interior in Canada,

Confederation 1867

The movement toward Confederation in Canada began in the mid-1800s as the colonies of British North America

Colonies Unite 1866

The union of the colony of Vancouver Island and the colony of British Columbia occurred on July 20, 1866.

Victoria Capital 1868

Victoria was chosen as the capital of the united colonies of Vancouver Island and British Columbia in 1866.

First Salmon Cannery 1871

The commercial salmon industry in British Columbia, Canada began in the late 1800s with the development

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