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This Concept Map, created with IHMC CmapTools, has information related to: Mackenzie Gathering Historical Evidence CMap, Attitude towards First Nations People ???? "On May 19th, 1793, he left with nine people: Alexander Mackay, second in command, two Native people and six voyageurs." Canadian Archives, Attitude towards First Nations People ???? There is some evidence that Mackenzie tried to make friends with the people, but some Bella Bella people were unfriendly. BC Grizzly Tours, Motivation Are you driven by a need to adventure and build your own personal reputations Curiosity, Attitude toward the Land ???? It is easy to tell that after some time in the rivers, some of Mackenzie's men wanted to go back. BC Grizzly Tours, Curiosity ???? I believe so, because Mackenzie did not want to go back home, and was always describing what he saw and that he wanted to see more. Wikipedia, Commerce I think he was, because if he found the quickest route to the Pacific, he could get more money. Collection Canada, Curiosity ???? "Believing that they were travelling the Columbia River, they began to descend the Fraser’s course but soon realized that it was too rapid and treacherous for canoe travel. On June 23, Mackenzie decided to abandon the Fraser as a route to the Pacific and returned to a point upriver." From this evidence, Mackenzie probably wasn't as curious about the river than the wealth that was involved. Beyond The Map, Motivation Are you driven by the ‘promise’ of wealth ? Commerce, Motivation Are you driven by the opportunity to spread the Christian faith to the First Nations people Chrisitanity, Curiosity ???? "Mackenzie set out from Fort Chipewyan on the Athabasca River in 1789 to test Pond’s theory. After an arduous 2500 km canoe trip he found himself at a colossal dead end, for the river flowed to the Arctic, not the Pacific, Ocean." This could mean that Mackenzie was curious about Pond's theory. Canadian Biographies Online, Commerce ???? Mackenzie had seen an opportunity to acquire personal wealth from the fur trade. Collection Canada, Commerce ???? He was once the richest man in Canada.