Colony of Vancouver Island
The Colony of Vancouver Island, officially known as the Island of Vancouver and its Dependencies, was a Crown colony of British North America from 1849 to 1866, after which it was united with the mainland to form the Colony of British Columbia. The united colony joined Canadian Confederation, thus becoming part of Canada, in 1871. The colony comprised Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands of the Strait of Georgia.
Island of Vancouver and its Dependencies | |||||||
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| 1849–1866 | |||||||
| Anthem: God Save the Queen | |||||||
| Status | British colony | ||||||
| Capital | Victoria | ||||||
| Common languages | English | ||||||
| Religion | Christianity | ||||||
| Government | Constitutional monarchy | ||||||
| Sovereign | |||||||
• 1849-1866 | Victoria | ||||||
| Historical era | British Era | ||||||
• Established | 13 January 1849 | ||||||
| November 1866 | |||||||
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