WGU D189 Survey of PNW History Latest 2023 Graded A+
Northwest Passage ✔✔Legendary waterway connecting the Atlantic to Pacific Ocean. In 1774 British offered reqard to discover it
First encounters in the PNW ✔✔Spanish, French, Russian & British in early 18th century.(Americans had minor role before 1800s)
What did Natives trade fur for ✔✔Copper, blades, other goods
Captain James Cook ✔✔British explorer who traveled to the pacific in 1778 and traded with natives for sea otter pelts in Nootka Sound
Lewis & Clark ✔✔Sent by Thomas Jefferson to learn about territories value after the Louisiana Purchas
Captain Robert Gray ✔✔In 1792 he located the entrance to the Columbia River and established American presence by claiming Columbia for the US 1 / 2
Scagawea ✔✔a guide and interpreter for the Lewis and Clark expedition
Continental Fur Trade ✔✔Increased over the maritime trade in 1810. Natives were hired to hunt and process Beaver Furs
Hudson Bay Company (HBC) ✔✔Incorporated in England in 1670, played dominant role in PNW fur trade in 1800s: diversified to logging, farming, fishing & salmon packing
North West Company (NWC) ✔✔The HBC's main rival in the fur trade; based in Montreal established in 1783. Merged w/HBC in 1821
Pacific Fur Company (PFC) ✔✔Established in 1810 by John Jacob Astor. It lacked financial backing and sold in 1812
Oregon Treaty of 1846 ✔✔established an U.S./Canadian (British) border below 49th parallel extended from the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Ocean. Ended HBC domination below the 49th
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