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Pre-Confederation British Columbia

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Oregon Treaty
1846 treaty between the United Kingdom and the United States
Pig War
confrontation in 1859 between the United States and the British Empire
Treaty of 1818
formal, binding written agreement entered into by the United Kingdom and the United States in international law
Oregon Country
Early 19th century US fur trade district in North America
Russian colonization of North America
period from 1732 to 1867, when the Russian Empire laid claim to northern Pacific Coast of America
Oregon boundary dispute
early 19th century US–UK boundary dispute
Colony of British Columbia
British posession in North America between 1858–1866
third voyage of James Cook
Royal Navy exploration voyage to the North Pacific from 1776 to 1780
Stickeen Territories
Colony of the British Empire
New Caledonia
Hudson Bay Company fur-trading district in what is now central British Columbia
Vancouver Expedition
1791 voyage commanded by George Vancouver
Columbia Rediviva
American sailing vessel
Nootka Convention
1790–1794 Spanish–British agreements to settle overlapping claims in northwestern America
Pacific Fur Company
American fur trade company
British Columbia dollar
currency of British Columbia (1865-1871)
Nootka Crisis
1789 international incident and political dispute between the kingdoms of Great Britain and Spain
Chilcotin War
Revolt in British Columbia in 1864
Colony of British Columbia
British posession in North America between 1866–1871
Santa Cruz de Nuca
1789–1795 Spanish settlement in Vancouver Island, Canada
Colony of the Queen Charlotte Islands
British colony