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Kids learn about the biography and life of explorer Henry Hudson. Explored North America searching for the Northwest Passage.
English explorer and navigator Henry Hudson made four difficult and dangerous sea voyages seeking a shortcut from Europe to the Far East. Although he failed to find it, his adventures added greatly to knowledge of the Arctic and North America .
- Expeditions of 1607 and 1608
- Expedition of 1609
- Expedition of 1610–1611
In 1607, the Muscovy Company of England hired Hudson to find a northerly route to the Pacific coast of Asia. At the time, the English were engaged in an economic battle with the Dutch for control of northwest routes. It was thought that, because the sun shone for three monthsin the northern latitudes in the summer, the ice would melt and a ship cou...
In 1609, Hudson was chosen by merchants of the Dutch East India Company in the Netherlands to find an easterly passage to Asia. While awaiting orders and supplies in Amsterdam, he heard rumours of a northwest route to the Pacific through North America. Hudson had been told to sail through the Arctic Ocean north of Russia, into the Pacific and so to...
In 1610, Hudson obtained backing for another voyage, this time under the English flag. The funding came from the Virginia Company and the British East India Company. At the helm of his new ship, the Discovery, he stayed to the north—some claim he deliberately stayed too far south on his Dutch-funded voyage—reached Icelandon 11 May, the south of Gre...
Sep 22, 2020 · Multiple waterways in North America are named after Henry Hudson to this day. Great for kids or adults interested in learning more about history! The history of Henry Hudson and his...
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On June 22, 1611, Hudson, his son, and seven sick men were forced into a small boat and left to freeze or starve. The mutineers headed home, but several of their leaders were killed by Inuit. The rest reached England, where they were tried for mutiny but found not guilty.
Learn about Henry Hudson, an English sailor who explored the Arctic Ocean and the Hudson River for the Dutch. Find out why he was abandoned by his crew and what happened to him and his son.
Henry Hudson was an English explorer who embarked on multiple sailing voyages. These voyages provided new information about North American Water Routes. He was born in 1565 in London to a wealthy family.
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