Which inland post did the HBC build in 1743?

• A. Henley House
• B. York Factory
• C. Rupert House
• D. Fort Albany

Answer: (A)

The idea being tested is how the Hudson’s Bay Company extended its trading network inland beyond the coastal forts. In the mid-18th century, the HBC started setting up posts along river systems to reach furs further from the coast and to connect interior Indigenous trade networks to their supply and trade system.

Henley House fits this pattern. It was established in 1743 on the Moose River, inland from the coastal posts, and served as a trading post to access interior beaver lands and Indigenous groups along that river route. This inland placement is what makes it the post built in 1743 that expanded the HBC’s reach away from places like York Factory and other coastal locations.

The other sites listed are associated with earlier or coastal locations: York Factory sits on the Hayes River as a major early post, Fort Albany is on James Bay’s coast, and Rupert House was an earlier post tied to river-mouth locations rather than an inland outpost opened in 1743.