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In 1670 the Hudson's bay company was created they shipped furs back to Europe and would become the largest fur traders.
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With the creation of the HBC the area around Hudson's Bay was granted to the company and was called Rupert's Land.
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In 1713 france started to fisht for control in north america. this lasted 46 years and ended in 1759.
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In 1774 the spanish, english, russian, and the hbc started to explore the west coast.
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With the struggle for power in current day USA british loyalists escaped to find a better life in Canada. In the end over 100 000 loyalists made the move.
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In the late 1700s and early 1800s fur traders came into contact with first nations and fur trade was expanded to the west coast.
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Lord Selkirk was a scottish man who travelled to Canada and wanted to rent land for farming to europeans for litle money, in 1812 the British government granded him a plot of land on the red river known as Assiniboia.
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In 1812 war began between the US and Canada, the war lasted for 2 years and there were no winners. The war greatly discouraged immigration from Britan.
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Built on the Fraser river Fort Langley was the main HBC trading post on the west coast. The products were exported to Europe, the Hawaiian islands, and california.
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In 1846 the British introduced free trade. This allowed for businesses to pay no tax when they shipped goods to Britan from the British Atlantic colonies.
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Vancouver Island becomes a British colony.
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In the 1850s gold was discovered on the west coast, by the late 50s gold miners from around the world travelled there, some struck it rich others were skunked. The surge of miners drove up the populations and business.
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Billy Barker had some of the best luck in the gold rush, in an area not known to produce gold he found over $600 000 in gold. To recognize him the miners created a town called Barkerville.
