British Empire in the Pacific Northwest

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British overseas expansion colonial presence historical region

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) NERFINISHED ⓘ Fort Kamloops NERFINISHED ⓘ Fort Langley NERFINISHED ⓘ Fort Simpson NERFINISHED ⓘ Fort Vancouver NERFINISHED ⓘ Fort Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ Hudson's Bay Company posts NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Navy stations NERFINISHED ⓘ
competedWith	American fur traders ⓘ Russian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
governedThrough	Colony of British Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ Colony of Vancouver Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Hudson's Bay Company charter NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Navy Pacific Station NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasActivity	cartography ⓘ colonial administration ⓘ fur trade ⓘ maritime exploration ⓘ missionary activity ⓘ naval patrol ⓘ territorial negotiation ⓘ
hasKeyEvent	Cariboo Gold Rush NERFINISHED ⓘ Fraser Canyon Gold Rush NERFINISHED ⓘ Nootka Conventions NERFINISHED ⓘ Nootka Crisis NERFINISHED ⓘ Oregon boundary dispute NERFINISHED ⓘ Pig War NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Navy hydrographic surveys NERFINISHED ⓘ San Juan Islands boundary arbitration NERFINISHED ⓘ 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ Hudson's Bay Company NERFINISHED ⓘ North West Company NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasKeyPerson	Alexander Mackenzie NERFINISHED ⓘ David Thompson NERFINISHED ⓘ George Simpson NERFINISHED ⓘ George Vancouver NERFINISHED ⓘ James Cook NERFINISHED ⓘ James Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ John McLoughlin NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Skene Ogden NERFINISHED ⓘ Simon Fraser NERFINISHED ⓘ William Bligh NERFINISHED ⓘ William Broughton NERFINISHED ⓘ
involvedIndigenousPeoples	Chinookan peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ Coast Salish peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ Dakelh (Carrier) NERFINISHED ⓘ Gitxsan NERFINISHED ⓘ Haida NERFINISHED ⓘ Interior Salish peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ Nisga'a NERFINISHED ⓘ Nuu-chah-nulth NERFINISHED ⓘ Secwepemc (Shuswap) NERFINISHED ⓘ Tlingit NERFINISHED ⓘ
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) NERFINISHED ⓘ Esquimalt NERFINISHED ⓘ Fort Vancouver NERFINISHED ⓘ Nootka Sound NERFINISHED ⓘ Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ New Caledonia (fur trade district) NERFINISHED ⓘ Oregon Country (partial) ⓘ Puget Sound region NERFINISHED ⓘ Queen Charlotte Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ San Juan Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ Vancouver Island NERFINISHED ⓘ mainland British Columbia coast ⓘ
usedLegalInstrument	Nootka Conventions NERFINISHED ⓘ Oregon Treaty NERFINISHED ⓘ Treaty of 1818 NERFINISHED ⓘ Washington Treaty of 1871 NERFINISHED ⓘ

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