Horton High School's Canadian
History 12 Web Page and Student
Resource
Chapter Seven: The English
Presence in North America
the English made inroads in the New
World along the present-day New England coast, as well as inland towards
the Great Lakes. They also had holdings along the Hudson’s Bay, and their
expansion south and south-east would lead to skirmishes with allies of
the French and the French themselves.
in 1610-1611 - the Hudson’s Bay Company
was established to handle the fur trade.
1668 - Prince Rupert’s Land established
along the Canadian Shield and further west.
by 1680 the Hudson’s Bay Company
was well established, with good trade ties with the Five Nations Confederacy
[Iroquois] - enemies of the Algokians - such as the Huron.
by 1700, the English were establishing
their fur trading posts well into what was considered to be French lands,
or so the French thought. The French chose to abandon Colbert’s compact
policy and expand their native alliances in preparation for war with the
French.
As well, stormy relations continued
between the English and the French, and any conflict on the Continent would
be extended to the colonial possessions, such as the New World.
