Native Maritime Culture
Fort Ross/Fur Trade
Hide & Tallow Trade
Merchants & Mariners
Lone Woman of San Nicolas
100
Russian word for watercraft created by the native Aleut (or Unangan) people of the Aleutian Islands that was used to hunt sea otters.
baidarka
100
Name of the California Indian group whose territory Fort Ross was built in.
Kashaya Pomo
100
A rendered form of beef or mutton fat (lard) which can be used to make candles or soap.
tallow
100
The first European explorer to explore the California coast.
Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo
200
Name of the Russian trading company that formed in 1799 to explore the coast of North American and Upper California for otter furs.
Russian-American Company
200
The term used to describe hides as a form of money or currency by ranchos in Alta California.
"California banknotes"
200
Southern point of South America that is notorious for its storms and until 1914 constituted the only sea route between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
Cape Horn
300
Which fur company made this trade medal (hint: what do the initials "HB" stand for)?
Hudson's Bay Company
300
Material made from the skin of an animal (such as a cowhid) by tanning or a similar process.
leather
300
What sailors would sing to pass the time on ship and keep them working together on long voyages.
Sea Shanties
400
Name given to sailors who did the long tedious process of preparing the cowhides (curing, cleaning, stretching, drying, whipping, salting, and folding) for loading onto boats and ships.
"Drogers"
500
Spanish name for the cowboys who cared for cattle and livestock along the California seaboard with the help of a Native American workforce.
Vaquero