![]() United States efforts on the Northwest Coast:ġ788: Robert Gray and John Kendrick (1787-1790) arrived on Northwest Coast to trade fursġ792: Robert Gray returned to trade furs, and in so doing discovered the Columbia Riverġ788-94: Fifteen American vessels arrived to trade fursġ795-1804: Fifty American vessels arrived to trade fur (compared to nine British ships)ġ805-1814: Forty American vessels arrived to trade fur (compared to three British ships) Spanish expeditions to Northwest Coast affirm Spain's claim to the territory:ġ774: Juan Jose Perez Hernandez explores coastline and trades with Indiansġ775: Bruno de Heceta and Juan Francisco de la Bodega y Quadra sail northward, landing and claiming territory at points in Washington and British Columbiaīritish expeditions to Northwest Coast search for the Northwest Passage, discover the rich trade in sea otter pelts, and challenge Spanish claims to the region:ġ778: Cook's third expedition to the Pacific Ocean (1776-1780) made landfall at Nootka Sound, acquired sea otter pelts, and explored the coastline northward to Alaskaġ785: James Hanna's voyage marked the return of the British to open the coastal fur tradeġ786: Eight British ships sailed to the Northwest Coast to trade fursġ787: Six British vessels sailed to the Northwest Coast to trade fursġ785-1794: Twenty-five British ships sailed to Northwest Coast to trade fursĬlick on the map icon, right, to see a larger view of British explorationsġ789: Spain sent expedition led by Esteban Jose Martinez to fortify Spanish claim to Nootka Sound and seize British vessels and crewsġ790: Spain and Britain signed the Nootka Sound Convention, resolving the dispute over claims along the Northwest Coast in favor of the Britishġ792: Britain sent George Vancouver and Spain sent Bodega y Quadra to Nootka Sound to implement the 1790 Convention locally both captains explored the coastlineġ794: Spain and Britain amended the 1790 convention, and Spain decided to withdraw from Northwest Coast Russian expeditions to Alaska spur Spanish voyages to the Northwest Coast:ġ728: Vitus Bering discovered the Bering Straitsġ741: Bering and Aleksei Chirikov sighted portions of Alaska and the Aleutian Islands ![]() Spain's galleons sailed between Mexico and the Philippines, beginning in 1527, establishing a limited Spanish presence in the North Pacific:ġ707: The Spanish galleon San Francisco Xavier, sailing from Manila to Acapulco, shipwrecked on the Oregon coast near Nehalem Beach Robert Ballard Whitebrook, Coastal Exploration of Washington (Palo Alto: Pacific Books, 1959).Įuropean and American Exploration of the 18th-Century Pacific Northwest Princessa Real, ship of Manuel Quimper, 1790, right. ![]() HMS Discovery, ship of George Vancouver, left. Trending Questions What are meteorite sites called? How would the general circulation of air appear in summer and winter if the earth were tilted on its axis at an angle of 45 degrees instead of 23.5 degrees? What causes surface ocean currents to flow in a circular pattern or earths revolution earths revolutoin or earths rotation? What advantage do the builders of large telescopes today have over the previous generation of telescope builders? What is the mood of and many an eye has danced to see the banner in the sky? Is Ceres the biggest asteroid? How far is merak from earth? What are the disadvantages in using radio waves for communication over interstellar distances? Are black dwarfs hot? What are materials of the moon and the earth? If a turn table rotates 720 degrees in one second how many times does it rotate in one minute? What category do the zodiac signs belong to? What are some moons that begin with the letter C? What are indications of no marriage in Vedic astrology? What are the sun and all the objects that orbit the sun called? In which stage of the Moon's formation did parts of Earth's mantle join together as they revolved around Earth? Tiny stones made of calcium salts that roll in response to changes in gravitational pull are called? Why was the Norma Arm of the Milky Way galaxy given that name? What are facts on how the layers of the earth was formed? The star Sirius is known to be 8.European Rivalry for the Pacific Northwest
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