Fur Traders Read page 136 – Current Issues Update Tell your partner about the most interesting experience you have had with local wildlife.

Copy Down Vocabulary – All on Page 137 Beaver Fort Astoria Fort Vancouver Hudson’s bay Company Dr. John McLoughlin NW Fur Company Pacific Fur Company Rocky Mountain Fur Co. Read through

Introduction Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGoVlgcT6 tM

Read Overview The PNW is a perfect habitat for who? Cold winters Mountainous terrain Dense forests Abundant fresh and saltwater bodies Sparse human population Explorers recognized the money making opportunity 1st economic activity

Overview Most profitable fur bearing animals Trapped by who? Beaver Sea Otter Fox Trapped by who? Biggest centuries for fur trade sales: 18th and 19th centuries High prices and high demand

What was the importance of the fur trade in the PNW? Economic success in the PNW Expanded exploration Established settlements Initiated domestic and international trade

Reading Assignment Read pages 138-142

Quiz Name 2 reasons the fur trade was important in the PNW. (2 pts.) Why/what was fur valuable for? Name 2 of the 3 markets for fur? (2 pts.)

The Fur Trade Era 1st migrational flows Native Americans Non-Native American Explorers Both recognized the financial benefits Went from the 1780s to the 1840s The demand for furs was strong Western Europe and the U.S. both used them to make hats and coats

The Fur Trade Era Ctd. 3 Major Markets for fur Western Europe Eastern United States Northern China E.C. Which market paid the most for goods? Who trapped animals? Native Americans French Canadians Mountain Men British and American

What was traded? Furs from Native Americans Colored cloth, colored beads, guns, ammunition, whiskey, metal objects, and trinkets to Native Americans Supply and Demand

Fur Profits Read page 141 Takeaways Who benefited from the fur trade? China was where the most money was made Sailed around the tip of South America Who benefited from the fur trade?

The Four Fur Companies Read Introduction from page 142 - 143

Assignment Read Pages 142-151 Answer Questions 1-3, and 5-9 on page 153

Explorers Page 116 – Current Issues Update Write Down Keys to Understanding Read Overview

Assignment Read Pages 118 – 126 Spanish Exploration through Russian Exploration

Read through Vocabulary

Explorers Earliest explorers were who? Europeans arrived in 1542 A.D. Where did they come from? Europeans arrived in 1542 A.D. What were the barriers keeping them out?

Why did non-Native Americans come to the PNW? In search of the NW passage For personal adventure Economic profit To civilize and convert Native Americans To establish political control To acquire and own land

Countries in the Pacific Northwest What 4 countries had a hand in exploring the PNW? Russia Britain Spain The U.S. Prime Exploring Period: 1770 – 1850

How did they explore? Horseback Walking Covered wagon Sailing Ships around South America

Spanish Exploration 15th and 16th Centuries Spain and Portugal were among the major powers of Europe and the world

Spanish Interests Control of advanced Native American civilizations Acquiring Mineral Riches Silver and Gold Finding the elusive western entrance to the NW Passage Spain didn’t accomplish any of these goals

British Exploration What do you remember? Fiercely competed with Spain Both had powerful navies Spain had gold and the South Atlantic England had the North Atlantic Both wanted to find the NW passage to get to the “oriental”

What was the NW Passage? Why was it valuable to go to China? Why couldn’t Europeans go by land? Who finally discovered the NW Passage? Why don’t we use it today?

Explorers Who was Sir Francis Drake? Who was Captain George Vancouver? Read pages 125-26 What do these men and their stories demonstrate in regards to the relationship between Spain and Britain? What is the result in the PNW?

The Columbia River Read Page 125

Early Sea Exploration Results Explored the Coast Neither established colonies Neither developed the economic potential

Russian Exploration Held a minor role Did have some accomplishments Discovered the Bering Strait Exploration of the surrounding islands Establishment of fur trapping and trading posts Adding Alaska to the Russian Empire and Hawaii as a fur trading post

Assignment Worksheet

Assignment Read Pages 126-133 for Friday Pick an explorer that you would like to present to the class on Explorers of choice are on page 121. Others may be chosen as well.

Review Read through Keys to Understanding

The United States Exploration 3 Major Expeditions – Read on page 126 Captain Robert Gray – 1792 Lewis and Clark – 1804-1806 Lieutenant Charles Wilkes – 1841-1842 Gray’s Expedition Claimed Columbia River Brought the U.S. to the forefront of exploration

The U.S. Exploration Ctn. Main points Lewis and Clark’s story French Revolution – Napoleon to Power New Orleans The Louisiana Purchase Lewis and Clark’s story Look at worksheet

Project Explanation Explorer Choice – Randomizer