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'''*1788:''' East India Company built a trading post at Nootka. | '''*1788:''' East India Company built a trading post at Nootka. | ||
'''*1789:''' A Spanish party settled in Nootka. The Nootka Convention gave Spain and Britain | '''*1789:''' A Spanish party settled in Nootka. The Nootka Convention gave Spain and Britain equal trading rights. | ||
'''*1792-94:''' Captain George Vancouver surveyed the coast from San Francisco north to the Bering Sea. | '''*1792-94:''' Captain George Vancouver surveyed the coast from San Francisco north to the Bering Sea. | ||