Mountain West

Malachite’s Big Hole

Geopolitics of North America:

The fur trade was both an instrument and driver of empire in North America from the times of the earliest English and French settlements until the resolution of the question of the Oregon Territory took place.  Below are links to a series of maps show geopolitical divisions and a brief description of what was happening on the continent at that time.  

Geopolitical Map of North America - 1660

Geopolitical Map of North America – 1700

Geopolitical Map of North America - 1750

Geopolitical Map of North America – 1763

Geopolitical Map of North America – 1803

Geopolitical Map of North America – 1820

Geopolitical Map of North America – 1850