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British Columbia, Canada’s westernmost province. It is bounded to the north by Yukon and the Northwest Territories, to the east by the province of Alberta, to the south by the U.S. states of Montana, Idaho, and Washington, and to the west by the Pacific Ocean and the southern panhandle of Alaska.
The area that was to become British Columbia first caught the attention of European countries in the late 18th century. Spanish ships visited the coast in 1774, followed by the British explorer James Cook , who was searching for the Northwest Passage .
Nov 18, 2010 · The intense "Britishness" of earlier times is referred to in the province's name, which originated with Queen Victoria and was officially proclaimed in 1858. Geography. British Columbia is divided by two of Canada’s seven physiographic regions. These regions are the Cordillera and the Interior Plains.
The Colony of British Columbia (1858–1866) was subsequently founded by Richard Clement Moody, [11] and by the Royal Engineers, Columbia Detachment, in response to the Fraser Canyon Gold Rush. Moody selected the site for and founded the mainland colony's capital New Westminster.
Dec 19, 2014 · The colony of British Columbia was founded in 1858 in response to the Fraser River Gold Rush. ( See also The Fraser River Gold Rush and the Founding of British Columbia .) The colony established representative government in 1864 and merged with the colony of Vancouver Island in 1866.
Jul 20, 2021 · Archaeological discoveries indicate that Indigenous peoples lived in what is now British Columbia as long as 12,000 to 25,000 years ago. Indigenous peoples had a relationship with the land that is revealed through a number of different tools which were used for hunting, fishing, and other pursuits.
