Exploration%20of%20North%20America%20By%20Henry%20Hudson

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Exploration of North AmericaBy Henry Hudson

• By Stacy Haner, Grace Ferrell, and Gracie Martin

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Henry Hudson

• Henry was born in 1565.
• During Henrys lifetime he went on four dangerous
  and difficult voyages looking for Northeast route
  to India. The first three voyages Henry went on
  were not very successful. On the fourth voyage he
  decided not to turn back and head home but
  instead kept going.

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What countries did he sail for?

• Henry sailed for English and Dutch merchants.

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About his Adventures.

• Henry explored the Arctic Ocean in the far north
  and to the northeastern North America and
  Canada.

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Places in America he explored

• Henry also, explored what is now the Hudson
  River, Hudson Bay, and the Hudson Strait.

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Why did he go on the voyages?

• Henry was hired in 1607 by Muscovy Company to
  lead ship Hopewell on an expedition north of the
  European continent in a effort to discover the
  North Eastern sea passage to the Spice Islands of
  the South Americas.

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Continued

• He also sailed because he wanted to spread
  Christianity.

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What happened to Hudson?

• After four long journeys Hudson crew mutinied and
  stranded him and a few other in a small boat.
  That was the last timed anyone had seen them.
  Henry died June 22,1611. The cause of his death
  is unspecified. The remain are still thought to
  be lost at sea.

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Where does our information come from?

• http//education.nationalgeographic.com/education/
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