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Henry Hudson: Explorer of New Worlds

Learn about Henry Hudson's voyages, successes, and failures as he sought new trade routes to Asia, leaving a lasting legacy in locations and literature.

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Henry Hudson: Explorer of New Worlds

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  1. Henry Hudson Sponsoring Country(‘s): England and Netherlands Henry Hudson

  2. Map of Henry Hudson’s Birth Place Henry Hudson was born in London, England

  3. Henry Hudson's 1st Voyage • Started May 1st 1607 • Sailed on TheHopewell ship • Hopewell ship was a bad boat- • Small, crowded, worn out • Sponsor: Muscovy company- wanted him to find route to Asia • Did not find Northwest Passage instead he found whales A drawn picture of The Hopewell

  4. Henry Hudson's 2nd Voyage • Sailed on Hopewell ship again • They did not did trade route to orient this time either • Came back August 1608

  5. Henry Hudson 3rd Voyage • Sailed On The Half Moon-better boat • Did not find Northwest Passage still

  6. Henry Hudson 4th incomplete voyage Facts: • Mutiny: • Crew put him in a boat with his son and 7 other crew • members to die • Never found again • May have died. Made friends with Indians, or killed by Indians • No one knows

  7. Route 4: Voyage 4 Henry Hudson's 4th Voyage was incomplete. His crew put him in a boat with his son to die. Started: London, England Destination: North of Québec Ended: Not known

  8. Map of Henry Hudson’s Voyages

  9. Reasons for Exploring • Henry Hudson Reasons for Exploring: • He wanted to find trade route to Asia • Passion for exploring (cabin boy when young) • Wanted to become a famous explorer • Be in all the history books • Wanted to be a leader of a • expedition

  10. Failures • Trip 1: • Did not find Northwest Passage • Instead he found whales • Hit icebergs • Trip 2: • Planned to sail northern coast of Russia • Failed to find Northwest Passage again • Trip 3: • Supposed to repeat last route • Failed Dutch orders • Found nothing again • Trip 4: • Sail north of England west of • Greenland • Never came back • Crew put henry Hudson in a • boat to die

  11. Successes • Success: • Found Hudson river, Hudson strait, Hudson Bay, • Found whales on 1st voyage (Henry Hudson did not have many success except for the things that Were named after him)

  12. Named after Henry Hudson You may think henry Hudson was a complete failure. Look at how many things were named after him. In a way, he was a success. Henry Hudson Bridge, New York Hudson River, New York Hudson County, New Jersey Hudson Bay, Canada Hudson Straight, Canada In the story Rip Van Winkle By Washington Erving, the ghosts in the story are based on Henry Hudson and his crew Town of Hudson, New Hampshire Hudson Bay Company, (many locations) Rip Van Winkle, By Washington Erving

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