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sos.wa.gov

loc.gov

wikimedia.org (originally from The American Atlas of 1776 by Robert Sayer)

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Map of Russian exploration (translated and edited by Thomas Jefferys)

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Map of Russian exploration (translated and edited by Thomas Jefferys)

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(Note: I had to crop it vigorously to get the file to fit)
Original unknown

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Map of the North American Coast (British

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Map of the North American Coast (British

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Drawn during George Vancouver's expedition.

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Map of the Strait of Juan de Fuca (Spanish

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Map of the Strait of Juan de Fuca (Spanish

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Made by Francisco Eliza

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Bering and Chirikov: Sadly, they didn't have the biggest of influences because Russia gave up on the PNW so early. If Russia had continued in the PNW then he trading posts they set up would have been a strong hold in the far northern area.

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Hezeta and Bodega: As the second main expedition sent by Spain to explore the PNW they helped secure Spain's hold on the region. They are mostly known for finding and naming the San Rouge River.
Juan Perez: Led the first Spanish major expedition. Establishing Nootka Village was an event that helped Spain gain a hold on the region.
Eliza and Quimper: As the final main expedition, they were most likely remembered by their discoveries rather then their long term contributions to Spain.

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James Cook: He was an excellent captain and map maker that helped Britain plant a foot in the Pacific Northwest.
John Meares: Although he helped Britain gain wealth from fur trading, his biggest contribution was accidentally giving Britain access to Spanish land by getting captured.
George Vancouver: He was the last British explorer to make major contributions. His legacy is mostly in the places he named and maps he made.

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In 1774 Juan Perez was sent to explore the PNW. He sailed along the Washington and the British Columbia coastlines. He established Nootka Village on the west of Vancouver Island. Afterward he sailed north and claimed the Queen Charlotte Islands in the name of Spain.

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Bering and Chirikov led two expeditions, one in 1728 and another in 1741 that put together explored the Bering Sea (Named after Vitus Bering) and the area around the Alaskan coast. They established several trading posts in Alaska and Canada. After their expeditions Russia decided that it would be too difficult to claim the PNW with all of the competition from Spain and Britain.

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Vancouver served under Captain James Cook during his expeditions before later being tasked with exploring and mapping the PNW. When he arrived in 1792 he explored and named several landforms and bodies of water including the Puget Sound. During his travels he met with Spanish representatives to review the terms made by the Nootka Convention.

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The Nootka Controversy was a series of events that happened when Spain decided to capture John Meares and his crew after he made several crossings into Spanish territory. This got Britain pretty mad, and they threatened to use military action on then if they didn't return them. Britain was one of thue stronger empires at the time, so Spain wasn't really exited to fight them. In 1790 they signed the Nootka Convention that not only gave Meares and his crew back to Britain, but also let Britain do whatever they want in the land Spain had claimed on the Pacific coast. This was terrible for Spain as it destroyed their strongest foothold in America, along with hope of a permanent Spanish colony.

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Meares led an expedition in 1786 where he discovered and named Willapa bay, Cape Shoalwater, Tillamook bay, and Cape Disappointment, which was named after Meares' emotions after finding that mouth of the Northwest passage wasn't there as he had hoped. He was mostly in the PNW to find ways to exploit it for wealth. On his travels he accidentally sailed into Spanish  territory several times, causing the Nootka Controversy.

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Captained a scientific expedition in 1778 where he charted from the Washington-Oregon coast north. While on the expedition he realized the commercial value of the fur, fish, and trees in areas he explored. He also found out that the only water route through the Americas was too far north and icy to be of any good

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Eliza and Quimper explored the Strait of Juan de Fuca, the Rosario Strait, the Georgia Strait,  and also the San Juan Islands in the early 1790's.

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Bruno de Hezeta and Juan Bodega y Quadra

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Bruno de Hezeta and Juan Bodega y Quadra

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Hezeta and Quadra were two captains of a Spanish expedition to explore the PNW. They explored the Washington coast and discovered and named the San Rouge River in 1775.

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The Northwest passage was a hypothetical water route that went through the USA and could be used to reach Asia. It ended up not existing, but was still important as Britain was so exited for it maybe existing that they sent several explorers to look for it. In fact the Northwest passage was at first the only reason Britain cared about the Pacific Northwest.