In the late 1600's, Britain became a dominant force in the North American fur trade with the establishment of the Hudson's Bay Company ... trading posts. (As portrayed in Canada: A People's ...
The Hudson's Bay Company recruited David Thompson at age 14 to work as a clerk at a remote Canadian trading post. (As portrayed by Joe Dinicol in Canada: A People's History) He left London in May ...
Most rivers in the Oregon Country had ferry crossings by the mid-1850s. That includes the Columbia River near Vancouver.