What was the name of the trading post established by the Hudson's Bay Company on the Fraser River?

• A. Fort Fraser
• B. Fort Kamloops
• C. Fort Victoria
• D. Fort Cariboo

Answer: (C)

The question tests where the Hudson's Bay Company established its Fraser River trading post, a key piece of how the fur trade network was organized in what is now British Columbia. On the Fraser River, the HBC set up Fort Langley to anchor their operations at the river’s mouth and to coordinate access to interior routes. Fort Langley served as a hub for exchanging furs with Indigenous communities and for provisioning voyages heading deeper into the interior. Fort Victoria, by contrast, is located on Vancouver Island and served as the coastal hub and colonial capital, not on the Fraser. Other interior posts like Fort Kamloops or Fort Cariboo were farther inland along different river systems. So, the trading post associated with the Fraser River is Fort Langley.