7. Use GoogleMaps to locate San Nicolas Island and then use a colored pen to locate and name San Nicolas Island on Source 1. Source 4 “Seas of Commerce” (2013) By David Igler This source continues the story of the Lelia Byrd after its arrival off the coast of Northern California. One of the places the ship visited in 1804 was Trinidad Bay, an inlet, or small bay, located about 300 miles north of San Francisco. At Trinidad Bay, the crew of the Lelia Byrd sought to trade goods with the Yurok, the group of Native Californians who lived nearby in the village of Tsuräu. The Yurok had seen foreign ships and traders before, but were not interested in trading with Captain William Shaler and his men. How is the story here similar to that in the opening chapter of Island of the Blue Dolphins? Trinidad Bay, California Source: On May 11, 1804, after the Lelia Byrd’s third Pacific Crossing, [Captain Moor—to tie a ship to William] Shaler moored the ocean-battered brig in Trinidad Bay, an an anchor or dock inlet far north of the coastal swath of Alta California governed by brig—sailing ship with Spain. The Yurok called this place Tsuräu, so named for the village two masts located on the bay’s shore. Shaler needed a foremast, water, and furs, Trinidad Bay—small and he planned to attain these necessities through aggressive trade with bay located in Northern the local villagers. The Yurok required nothing from this group. But they California had learned from previous encounters to use caution with light-skinned Alta foreigners. At the very least, the Yurok expected gifts for their tolerance or upper and supplies. California; territory of New Spain that During the first two days, the Yurok traded alongside the ship and openly included all or parts of resisted the foreigners’ attempts to come ashore. On three occasions the California, Nevada, Yurok stopped a shore landing party from the Lelia Byrd and, in one Utah, Arizona, New incident, they confiscated the water casks the crewmembers sought to Mexico, Wyoming, and fill. Breaking the casks, the Yurok made off with the most valuable part: Colorado the iron hoops. The Yurok would turn these hoops into daggers and foremast—mast
7. Use GoogleMaps to locate San Nicolas Island and then use a colored pen to locate and name San Nicolas Island on Source 1. Source 4 “Seas of Commerce” (2013) By David Igler This source continues the story of the Lelia Byrd after its arrival off the coast of Northern California. One of the places the ship visited in 1804 was Trinidad Bay, an inlet, or small bay, located about 300 miles north of San Francisco. At Trinidad Bay, the crew of the Lelia Byrd sought to trade goods with the Yurok, the group of Native Californians who lived nearby in the village of Tsuräu. The Yurok had seen foreign ships and traders before, but were not interested in trading with Captain William Shaler and his men. How is the story here similar to that in the opening chapter of Island of the Blue Dolphins? Trinidad Bay, California Source: On May 11, 1804, after the Lelia Byrd’s third Pacific Crossing, [Captain William] Shaler moored the ocean-battered brig in Trinidad Bay, an inlet far north of the coastal swath of Alta California governed by Spain. The Yurok called this place Tsuräu, so named for the village located on the bay’s shore. Shaler needed a foremast, water, and furs, and he planned to attain these necessities through aggressive trade with the local villagers. The Yurok required nothing from this group. But they had learned from previous encounters to use caution with light-skinned foreigners. At the very least, the Yurok expected gifts for their tolerance and supplies. During the first two days, the Yurok traded alongside the ship and openly resisted the foreigners’ attempts to come ashore. On three occasions the Yurok stopped a shore landing party from the Lelia Byrd and, in one incident, they confiscated the water casks the crewmembers sought to fill. Breaking the casks, the Yurok made off with the most valuable part: the iron hoops. The Yurok would turn these hoops into daggers and Moor—to tie a ship to an anchor or dock brig—sailing ship with two masts Trinidad Bay—small bay located in Northern California Alta or upper California; territory of New Spain that included all or parts of California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Wyoming, and Colorado foremast—mast
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