Events 1789-93 - Alexander Mackenzie of Canada, seeking northern river route to the Pacific, travels to the Arctic Ocean; on second journey he crosses continent by land, making contact with many tribes. Alexander Mackenzie journeys to the Beaufort Sea, following what would later be named the Mackenzie River. French Revolution begins David Thompson learns surveying from Philip Turnor. Lord Grenville proposes that lands in Upper Canada be held in free and common soccage, and that the tenure of Lower Canadian lands be optional with the inhabitants. Births Deaths
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