Alexander Mackenzie

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Alexander Mackenzie

• By Diane
• 8-17

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Personal Info

• Born January 28, 1764
• Birthplace Stornoway, Scotland
• Death Date March 12, 1820
• Death Place Stornoway, Scotland

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Family Background

• Father, Kenneth Mackenzie
• Mother, Isabella Maciver
• Brother, John Mackenzie
• Wife, Geddes Mackenzie
• Children, Alexander, Andrew, George and Margaret

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Main Accomplishments

• First British person to ever cross the North
  American continent (from the Atlantic to the
  Pacific Ocean north of Mexico)

• Became a leading partner in the Northwest Company
• Found his way across the Pacific Ocean before he
  was 30

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Accomplishments (cont...)

• Knighted by King George III for his remarkable
  explorations
• Led a group of men through the North American
  wilderness
• Wrote a book called Alexander Mackenzie the
  Scottish Bulldog

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Career

• Discovered a river and called it Disappointment
  River
• Today the river bears his name
• After four years, he went on a second
  exploration along the Rockies
• Had quit the North West Company in 1779
• Returned to Canada and served the Legislative
  Assembly of Lower Canada for several years

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Career ( cont)

• Joined a fur trading company called Northwest
• Explored the land of Athabasca in 1789
• Took four voyaguers on his first expedition
  including John Steinbruck

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Interesting Facts

• Loved to sail the shore when he was little
• His ambition was to be rich and famous

• Left a messages on a rock in Bella Coola, BC
• Alexander Mackenzie
• from Canada
• by land
• 22 of July 1793
• Used red dye and fish grease to write on the rock

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Other Interesting Facts

• Had two wives, Catt and Geddes
• In return for goods, he married Catt the
  Aboriginal Chief s daughter
• In 1804, after Catt died, he married Geddes
  Mackenzie

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A Map of America between 40 and 70 North, and
Longitudes 45 and 180 West, exhibiting
Mackenzie's Track from Montreal to Fort Chipewyan
and from there to the North Sea in 1789 (red) and
to the West Pacific Ocean in 1793 (yellow)
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Books

• Atwood, Margaret. Great Canadian Lives. Oxford
  University Press. 1790, Canada
• Newman, Peter. Hudsons Bay Company. Madison
  Press Books. 1995, Toronto, Ontario
• Moore, Christopher. The Story of Canada. Douglas
  McIntyre. 1984, Toronto, Ontario
• Langford, Ernest. The Explorers. Key Porter Book
  Limited. 1992, Vancouver B.C

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Encyclopedia

• The World Book Encyclopedia. (1994) Mackenzie,
  Sir Alexander
• World Book Millennium 2000. (2000) Prime Minister

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Websites

• Destination Arctic. Overachiever. January 8, 2003
  
• http//www.destinationarctic.com/lore/alex_mackenz
  ie.shtml
• Enchanted Learning. Mackenzie, Sir Alexander.
  January 29, 2003 http//www.enchantedlearning.com/
  explorers/brits.shtml
• Cuidich N Rich. Sir Alexander Mackenzie. Jan. 16,
  2003. http//www.canoe-odyssey.com/mackenzie.php

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Picture Credit

• This is where I got my pictures
• Map National Archives of Canada, Cartographic
  and Architectural Archives Division NMC
  15652http//www.adventureattitude.com/amrmap.htm.
• Alexander Mackenzie the book of his jourmals.

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Conclusion

• I choose him because his name was familiar
• I learned about life as a fur trader or explorer