British Empire in the Pacific Northwest

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The British Empire in the Pacific Northwest refers to the 18th–19th century British colonial and commercial presence along the Pacific coast of North America, centered on fur trading, maritime exploration, and territorial competition with other imperial powers.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British overseas expansion
colonial presence
historical region
appliesToPeriod 18th century
19th century
centeredOn Fort George (Astoria under British control)
linked to: Fort George

Fort Kamloops
Fort Langley
Fort Simpson
Fort Vancouver
Fort Victoria
Hudson's Bay Company posts
Royal Navy stations
competedWith American fur traders
Russian Empire
Spanish Empire
United States
country United Kingdom
governedThrough Colony of British Columbia
Colony of Vancouver Island
Hudson's Bay Company charter
Royal Navy Pacific Station
hasActivity cartography
colonial administration
fur trade
maritime exploration
missionary activity
naval patrol
territorial negotiation
hasKeyEvent Cariboo Gold Rush
Fraser Canyon Gold Rush
Nootka Conventions
linked to: Nootka Crisis

Nootka Crisis
Oregon boundary dispute
Pig War
Royal Navy hydrographic surveys
San Juan Islands boundary arbitration
establishment of Fort Langley
establishment of Fort Vancouver
establishment of Fort Victoria
founding of the Colony of British Columbia
founding of the Colony of Vancouver Island
signing of the Oregon Treaty
hasKeyOrganization Church Missionary Society
Hudson's Bay Company
North West Company
Royal Navy
hasKeyPerson Alexander Mackenzie
David Thompson
George Simpson
George Vancouver
James Cook
linked to: George Vancouver

James Douglas
John McLoughlin
Peter Skene Ogden
Simon Fraser
William Bligh
William Broughton
involvedIndigenousPeoples Chinookan peoples
Coast Salish peoples
Dakelh (Carrier)
linked to: Dakelh

Gitxsan
Haida
linked to: Haida Nation

Interior Salish peoples
Nisga'a
linked to: Nisga’a

Nuu-chah-nulth
Secwepemc (Shuswap)
Tlingit
locatedIn Pacific Northwest
Pacific coast of North America
mainCommodity beaver pelts
coal
gold
salmon
sea otter pelts
timber
mainEconomicFocus fur trading
mainPort Astoria (as Fort George)
linked to: Fort Astoria

Esquimalt
linked to: Esquimalt, Canada

Fort Vancouver
Nootka Sound
Victoria
partOf British Empire
resultedIn creation of the province of British Columbia
decline of Spanish influence in the region
demarcation of the Canada–United States border in the Pacific Northwest
establishment of British sovereignty on the Pacific coast of Canada
integration of the region into global trade networks
territorialClaim Columbia District
New Caledonia (fur trade district)
linked to: New Caledonia

Oregon Country (partial)
Puget Sound region
Queen Charlotte Islands
linked to: Haida Gwaii

San Juan Islands
Vancouver Island
mainland British Columbia coast
usedLegalInstrument Nootka Conventions
linked to: Nootka Crisis

Oregon Treaty
Treaty of 1818
linked to: Convention of 1818

Washington Treaty of 1871

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Russian colonization of the Americas interactedWith British Empire in the Pacific Northwest