The colony of British Columbia joined Confederation on July 20 1871.
Manitoba joined Confederation July 15, 1870. British Columbia joined Confederation July 20, 1871.
British Columbia joined Confederation on July 20, 1871.
British Columbia Joined confederation on July 20th 1871July 20th 1871
Ontario,quebec, Alberta and british Columbia
British Columbia was not part of the Confederation in 1867; it joined Canada later, in 1871. At the time of Confederation, British Columbia was a separate colony, and its leaders were initially hesitant about joining Canada due to concerns over infrastructure and trade. However, the promise of a transcontinental railway and economic benefits ultimately swayed British Columbia to enter Confederation.
Ontario, Quebec, Alberta, and british Columbia were the first provinces to join confederation.
Only one province joined the Canadian Confederation in 1871 and that was British Columbia, previously a British colony.
When British Columbia joined Confederation on July 20, 1871, the only other provinces were the original four plus Manitoba.
They wanted to join Canada because: ~they wanted Canada to pay for the colonies debts. ~they wanted Canada to make payments to the new province every year.they wanted to!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
some people in British Columbia supported the idea because they wanted more control over their government. British Columbia had the advantage that if they would join the confederation the Canadian government would make them a railway from Nova Scotia to British Columbia
No, not really. They joined only four after Canada was formed. They were in great need of financial assistance and were worried about being annexed by the US.
Alberta joined the Confederation of Canada in 1905. Alberta is the fourth largest Province in Canada in both size and population.