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Fur trade in North America and the rise of trading posts (1600–1800)

Fur trade in North America and the rise of trading posts (1600–1800)

  2. Champlain founds Québec as trade base

    Labels: Samuel de, Qu bec, St Lawrence

  3. Company of One Hundred Associates chartered

    Labels: Compagnie des, France, fur monopoly

  4. Ville-Marie (Montréal) founded as fur hub

    Labels: Ville-Marie, Montr al, St Lawrence

  5. Hudson’s Bay Company receives royal charter

    Labels: Hudson s, King Charles, bayside factories

  6. Fort Frontenac founded to control lake routes

    Labels: Fort Frontenac, Lake Ontario, French military

  7. Fort Detroit founded to anchor western trade

    Labels: Fort Detroit, Pontchartrain du, Great Lakes

  8. Great Peace of Montréal ends Beaver Wars

    Labels: Great Peace, New France, First Nations

  9. Treaty of Utrecht restores Hudson Bay to Britain

    Labels: Treaty of, Hudson Bay, Britain

  10. Prince of Wales Fort construction begins

    Labels: Prince of, Hudson s, Churchill

  11. British capture Fort Frontenac

    Labels: Fort Frontenac, British forces, Seven Years'

  12. Treaty of Paris transfers Canada to Britain

    Labels: Treaty of, Britain, Canada transfer

  13. Cumberland House founded as first major inland HBC post

    Labels: Cumberland House, Samuel Hearne, Hudson s

  14. Peter Pond establishes Athabasca-region post

    Labels: Peter Pond, Athabasca, Pond's Fort

  15. North West Company organized in Montréal

    Labels: North West, Montr al, canoe brigades

  16. Fort Chipewyan founded on Lake Athabasca

    Labels: Fort Chipewyan, North West, Lake Athabasca

  17. Fort Edmonton (Edmonton House) established by HBC

    Labels: Fort Edmonton, Hudson s, North Saskatchewan