When was the colony of British Columbia founded?

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When was the colony of British Columbia founded?

Explanation:
This question tests the year Britain formally established a Crown colony to govern the mainland Pacific Northwest after the Fraser River Gold Rush. The mainland colony was created in 1858, with a governor appointed and New Westminster as the administrative center, marking the official founding of the Colony of British Columbia. (Vancouver Island had its own separate colony earlier, in 1849.) Later, the two colonies were united in 1866 and British Columbia joined Confederation in 1871, but the island/land colony establishment itself is dated to 1858.

This question tests the year Britain formally established a Crown colony to govern the mainland Pacific Northwest after the Fraser River Gold Rush. The mainland colony was created in 1858, with a governor appointed and New Westminster as the administrative center, marking the official founding of the Colony of British Columbia. (Vancouver Island had its own separate colony earlier, in 1849.) Later, the two colonies were united in 1866 and British Columbia joined Confederation in 1871, but the island/land colony establishment itself is dated to 1858.

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