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Hudson's Bay Company |
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Hudson's Bay Company n (Historical Terms) an English company chartered in 1670 to trade in all parts of North America drained by rivers flowing into Hudson Bay How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| From that time, the Hudson's Bay Company enjoyed a monopoly of the Indian trade from the coast of the Pacific to the Rocky Mountains, and for a considerable extent north and south. A still more formidable opposition was organized in the Hudson's Bay Company, chartered by Charles II. Here stood the old Hudson's Bay Company fort; and here were many Indians, much food, and unprecedented excitement. |
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