Colony of the Queen Charlotte Islands
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| Colony ofBritish North America | |||||||||
| 1853–1858 | |||||||||
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| God Save the Queen | |||||||||
| Capital | None – governance viaColony of Vancouver Island | ||||||||
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| • Type | Colonial Administration | ||||||||
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• 1853–1858 | Victoria | ||||||||
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• 1853–1858 | James Douglas | ||||||||
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• Established | 1853 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1858 | ||||||||
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TheColony of the Queen Charlotte Islandswas aBritish colonyconstituting the archipelago of the same name from 1853 to 1858, when it was amalgamated into theColony of British Columbia.[1]In 2010, the archipelago was renamedHaida Gwaii.[2]
TheQueen CharlotteColony was created by theColonial Officein response to the increase of American marine trading activity resulting from thegold rush on Moresby Islandin 1851. No separate administration or capital for the colony was ever established, as its only officer or appointee wasJames Douglas,who was simultaneouslyGovernor of Vancouver Island.He was granted a commission as Lieutenant-Governor of the Queen Charlotte Islands in September 1852.[3]
While the archipelago was ostensibly a British colony, historical evidence, such as a seasonal mission of exploration to survey the islands as late as 1859[4]does not support the establishment of a permanent European settlement following the unsuccessful conclusion to the gold rush in 1853.[citation needed]
Prior to and during its establishment as a nominative British colony, the archipelago was inhabited by groups of the Haida people, which comprised the sole population of the ostensible colony.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Sage, W. N. (Walter Noble)."Sir James Douglas and British Columbia".open.library.ubc.ca.p. 217.RetrievedDecember 7,2020.
- ^"Queen Charlotte Islands renamed Haida Gwaii in historic deal | CBC News".CBC.RetrievedDecember 7,2020.
- ^Sage, W. N. (Walter Noble)."Sir James Douglas and British Columbia".open.library.ubc.ca.p. 177.RetrievedDecember 7,2020.
- ^Sage, W. N. (Walter Noble)."Sir James Douglas and British Columbia".open.library.ubc.ca.RetrievedDecember 7,2020.
- ^Sage, W. N. (Walter Noble)."Sir James Douglas and British Columbia".open.library.ubc.ca.p. 100.RetrievedDecember 7,2020.
- Lillard, Charles.Just East of Sundown:The Queen Charlotte Islands.
- Sage, W. N. (Walter Noble), 1888–1963. 1930. “Sir James Douglas and British Columbia.” B. BC Historical Books. [Toronto] : The University of Toronto Press. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0375702.[1]
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