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Hudson's Bay Company Fort-Building and Settlement in the 1670s

Type Event Region North America Time 1670–1680

After receiving its monopoly charter in 1670, the Hudson's Bay Company built a series of trading forts along Hudson Bay and James Bay in the 1670s, e…

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  1. 1670London · LondonOn May 2, 1670, Charles II granted the Hudson's Bay Company Charter, giving the company a trade monopoly in all waters of the Hudson Bay watershed, formally institutionalizing British colonization of northern North America through forts and trading posts.
  2. 1671–1674James Bay · James BayThe company inherited and expanded James Bay posts such as Rupert's House, established in 1668, using palisaded forts to store furs and supply European goods, and built an initial trade network through seasonal exchanges of beaver pelts and other furs with Cree hunters.
  3. 1673–1680Southern shore of James Bay · OntarioIn 1673 the company established Moose Factory on the southern shore of James Bay, and around 1679 set up Albany Fort, forming a chain of trading posts along the bay's southern shore, extending reach into interior hunting grounds and competing with French trade routes.

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