Henry+Hudson

= = = Personal backgroound information = Henry Hudson was born around 1565. He died June 22, 1611. Henry Hudson was 46 when he died. Not much was known about Hudson's early life before 1607. People believed that Hudson had 7 brothers. The Hudson River, Hudson Strait, and The Hudson Bay are all named after Hudson. He was married to a girl named Katherine. Together, they had three children, Oliver, Richard, and John. He had a ship named **//HOPEWELL//**, he sailed through the Hudson River on that voyage. In total Henry Hudson had four voyages. Henry Hudson was left behind by crewmates. Jonh his son and six others were left with him and they all had died. They were left in a small boat with no food. The others got back the England they did not get hung because they were to vaulble. They were vaulble bacause they had seen the North-west route.

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= Where was he from? Which country did the explore for? = Henry Hudson was from England. Actually, Henry Hudson was not exactly looking for a country, instead he was looking for waterways from Europe to Asia. It was only that he had discovered New York City. Hudson made two expiditions but failed to stay on the China route. In 1607, Hudson sailed to Spitzberg, and he sailed to Novaya Zemlya.

= What were the results of exploring and his major contributions? = = Hudson discovered a strait and a large bay on his last trip/expidition, while searching for the Northwest Passage.Hudson also discovered Jan Mayen Island. Hudson had then been hired by Dutch East Company in 1609. Sailing to Nova Scotia, he sailed south, and found Hudson River (the river that was named after him/the founder). While discovering he was granted the discovery of New York City, even though da Verrazzano had sailed pass there in 1524. But Hudson sailed into New Yorks harbor on September 3rd, 1609, and posted how brilliant the harbor was. He sailed 150 miles and realized that that wasn't a waterway to India. =

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 * [[image:henry_hudson's_map.jpg width="434" height="233" caption="A picture of Henry Hudson's Map"]]
 * [[image:henry_hudson's_map.jpg width="434" height="233" caption="A picture of Henry Hudson's Map"]]

= By: Kelly Thomson = = By: Bryahna Fishington =