HIST 354A

Northwest America to 1849

Units: 1.5, Hours: 3-0

Surveys early history and literature of the region west of the Rocky Mountains and north of California prior to the establishment of the colony of Vancouver Island in 1849. Topics include maritime and overland exploration, European rivalries and claims, the development of the maritime and overland fur trade, and Indian-white relations.

Undergraduate course in History offered by the Department of History in the Faculty of Humanities.