Essays Tagged: "Hudson Bay Company"
The Ups and Downs of the east India Comany
ey wanted.The Chartered Companies gained complete monopolies of the regions they controlled. So the Hudson Bay Company traded in Canada while the Baltic Company traded in Russia. But the most importan ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers
Mistissini History and Culture
munity of Mistissini's actual location was just a summer encampment due to the establishment of the Hudson Bay Company fur trading post on sight. The North West Company and other fur traders were also ... er fur traders were also in the vicinity and can be considered contenders in the fur trade with the Hudson Bay Company in those days.Apart from Mistissini Crees there were neighbouring Cree hunting gr ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History
This essay focusess on slavery in the native Northwest coast cultures. Focusess mostly on the Bella Bella people of BC.
to adopt western religion. The Methodist church established a mission in Shearwater soon after the Hudson Bay Company built their first trading fort not far from the largest Bella Bella community. Th ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Anthropology
The Hudson Bay Company
ut there is only one that has lasted as long, been the most powerful, and been as successful as the Hudson's Bay Company.The quest for the North West Passage started in 1576 by a man known as Martin F ... rent times; failing each time he tried to find the Northwest Passage. These failures prompted Henry Hudson to try and find the North West Passage. Henry Hudson was the first man to successfully sail t ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays
The rivers of Red River run red with the blood of Thomas Scott! Opinioned Essay on the Red River Rebellion and the Execution of Thomas Scott: Canadian History
lieutenant-governor William Mc Dougall for the North West Territories which was sold to them by the Hudson Bay Company who previously owned it. Mc Dougall was driven away by these ruffians and hooliga ... the Canadian Government could take over the Métis set up their own government to replace the Hudson Bay Company rule, the Métis called it the Provisional Government.The insolent, audacio ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History
"Boys And Girls" -images essay
-fashioned families did to pass their time in the summer, when the fox's fur was not ripe.Near this Hudson's Bay setting, the stale winds wrap around the house and yard, overwhelmed with snow. This fr ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
Rival Cities: Victoria, Fort Langley and New Westminster
lp and included the needed tools to aid in the rebuilding of the fort. Currently, the tenure of the Hudson Bay Company was of concern to Simpson and he instructed Douglas to explore and secure an area ... sh Columbia" for her new colony in 1858 (3). Also, on November 19, 1858, Douglas revoked all of the Hudson's Bay privileges and declared English Law at this new colony (4), and James Douglas was appoi ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > Canadian History
Louis Riel
fought for them, and even died for them. He attempted to get the Metis their rights back after the Hudson Bay Company sold the Metis' land to the Canadian government without telling them. Canadians m ... r pushing McDougall and his men back.7 Riel told them, more than once, that the Metis liked how the Hudson's Bay Company controlled the land.The Metis didn't want anyone else, especially the Canadian ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays
THE IMPACT OF THE ST. LAWRENCE CANAL SYSTEM ON THE EARLY CANADIAN ECONOMY
y, the interior of Canada was explored and colonized with the expansion of the fur trade. Since the Hudson Bay Company absorbed the Northwest Company in 1821 , the St. Lawrence region overtook massive ... ntreal no longer has the advantage in fur trade. The fur trade would be conducted directly from the Hudson Bay to Europe.At that time there were two new staples appeared in the Canadian economy, timbe ...
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