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*'''1777–1778''' Peter Pond crosses Portage la Loche and establishes the first trading post on Lake Athabasca. | *'''1777–1778''' Peter Pond crosses Portage la Loche and establishes the first trading post on Lake Athabasca. | ||
*'''1778''' Fort Chipewyan was founded. | *'''1778''' Fort Chipewyan was founded. | ||
*'''1789''' Alexander Mackenzie descends the Mackenzie River from Chipewyan to the Arctic Ocean. | *'''1789''' Alexander Mackenzie descends the Mackenzie River from Chipewyan to the Arctic Ocean. | ||
*'''1792''' Mackenzie crosses Alberta by the Peace River and becomes the first white man to reach the Pacific Ocean overland. | *'''1792''' Mackenzie crosses Alberta by the Peace River and becomes the first white man to reach the Pacific Ocean overland. | ||
*'''1792-1794 '''Peter Fidler explores and maps the Athabasca River and the north and south branches of the Saskatchewan River for the Hudson's Bay Company. | *'''1792-1794 '''Peter Fidler explores and maps the Athabasca River and the north and south branches of the Saskatchewan River for the Hudson's Bay Company. | ||
*'''1794''' Fort Augustus was founded near the present site of Edmonton. | *'''1794''' Fort Augustus was founded near the present site of Edmonton. | ||
*'''1821''' Union of the Hudson's Bay and North West companies. | |||
*'''1857-1860 '''Palliser and Hector survey the southern prairie region for the Imperial Government. | |||
*'''1869''' Rupert’s Land bought from the Hudson’s Bay Company and organized into the Northwest Territories. | *'''1869''' Rupert’s Land bought from the Hudson’s Bay Company and organized into the Northwest Territories. | ||
*'''1870''' Sovereignty in Alberta is acquired by the Dominion from the Hudson's Bay Company. | |||
*'''1874–1875''' North West Mounted Police established Fort Macleod and Fort Calgary. | *'''1874–1875''' North West Mounted Police established Fort Macleod and Fort Calgary. | ||
*'''1876–1877''' Territorial rights acquired from the Indians by treaty. | *'''1876–1877''' Territorial rights acquired from the Indians by treaty. | ||