who founded it ?
Benjamin Frobisher, Isaac Todd, Alexander Henry
North West Company
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prior to the 1830s the dominant industry in the oregon territory was UNANSWERABLE what were the commercial enterprises of this era ? Fur trade describe the settlements in this era ? Significant Dakota Sioux settlements in the Minnesota area included Kaposia name some forts from this era ? Fort Beauharnois, Fort Shelby, Fort Crawford where any explorations carried out ? Grand Portage, in particular, had long been established as the major trading center for the North West Company of Montreal. when was this company founded ? 1779
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North West Company [SEP] Beginnings
There are historical references to a North West Company as early as 1770, including the Montreal-based traders Benjamin Frobisher, Isaac Todd, Alexander Henry the elder and others, but the standard histories trace the Company to a 16-share organization formed in 1779, which included Todd, Simon McTavish and James McGill. Seeking to break the Hudson's Bay Company monopoly over the North American fur trade, in 1780, the organization was joined by Peter Pond and Alexander Ellice, with his brothers, Robert and James, (and, later, his sons, including Edward Ellice). In the winter of 1783-84, the North West Company was officially created on a long-term basis, with its corporate offices on Vaudreuil Street in Montreal.