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British Columbia Joined confederation on July 20th 1871July 20th 1871
Manitoba joined Confederation July 15, 1870. British Columbia joined Confederation July 20, 1871.
British Columbia, in 1871. Please see the link.
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
The three choices open to the colony of british columbia in 870-1871 were that British Columbia could remain a British colony, the colony could join the united states and that British columbia could join the canadian confederation.
Isn't it almost 138 years too late to be asking that question? British Columbia did join Canada. On July 20, 1871, British Columbia became the first colony to join Confederation, thereby becoming Canada's fifth province.
British Columbia had three possible choices:British Columbia could remain a British colony.British Columbia could join the United States.British Columbia could join the Canadian Confederation (Canada).(Courtesy of Oxford Canadian History: Flashback Canada Fourth Edition)
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It was one condition for British Columbia to join Confederation and it was important to history because it linked the east and the west.
The seventh province to join confederation was British Columbia. There are 13 provinces that joined confederation; Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, Brittish Columbia, Prince Edward Island, Yukon, Saskatchewan, Alberta, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nunavut. I hope i helped you =D
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Ontario, Quebec, Alberta, and british Columbia were the first provinces to join confederation.