The Life of Exploration Henry Hudson The Life of Exploration

(1565-1611) Henry Hudson lived to be only 45. Henry had a very short life. On Henry’s fourth expedition, to the North American Arctic, his ship was caught in the ice. Henry’s crew mutinied. Henry, his son and seven members of his crew were set adrift in a small boat and never seen again.

Number of explorations he did. Henry had four exploration in his short life. He only had four because he and 7 of his crew ended-up being lost at sea. They were never seen again.

The reason of his explorations Henry was hired to find a northwest passage. Also to explore a trade route for the English.

Henry’s Explorations Henry had many explorations. He was hired to do these explorations by the Dutch East India company in 1609. Henry was sent to find an all water route to Asia. He sailed on a ship called the Half Moon. In 1607, Henry lead an expedition to find a north west passage.

Henry’s Explorations (cont.) In 1610 Henry was hired again to travel north. He sailed north and passed through what is now the Hudson river and Hudson Bay. When they got farther north the water began to freeze. The Half Moon ended-up being trapped in the ice.

Henry’s explorations (cont.) After a while they ran out of food and began to starve. Soon after, Henry’s crew mutinied against him. Henry his son and seven other crew members were set adrift in a small boat, no food or water. They were never seen again. A few of his crew made it to England and were never punished for there mutiny.

The result of his voyages The Hudson River and Hudson Bay came to be. Henry had established the New World claims for the Dutch in what is now New York and for the English, Northern Canada.

How important this explorer was to History!!! Henry Hudson was very important to history. The first reason why is that he sailed through what is now the Hudson Bay and Hudson River Another reason is that he claimed, for the Dutch, what is now New York and Northern Canada (for the English).

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