Henry Hudson Research Paper

Henry Hudson was cast out after his crew betrayed him during his final voyage. Henry hudson was born in 1565 in New England. They think he died after June 22 1161, in or near the Hudson bay. Henry Hudson is an explorer that use to be a fisherman before becoming an explorer. Henry’s first voyage was to try to get to Asia without hitting any ice on the way. Then after Henry Hudson was hired by the English Muscovy Company to find a northwest path to Asia from England. The fourth and final voyage undertaken for England in 1610. After the end of the fourth voyage he was never heard of again.

Henry Hudson went on his first voyage for the Muscovy Company both failed he traveled north to the coast of Greenland in 1601. ¨His first two voyages were

though Arctic waters and proved to be unsuccessful due to ice¨(). He was hired to find a shorter route to Asia from Europe thought the Arctic ocean. People really wanted to know the route because it would help with moving resources to place to place. After he let he had to turn back because he hit ice. Henry hudson then went on a his third voyage.

Hudson then went on his third voyage for the Dutch East India Company in 1609. He traveled across the Atlantic Ocean and then to Maine. Hudson traveled south along the coast till he reached the river. Hudson sailed up the great river. That river then becomes the Hudson river. He then continued east by more southern rout, down by reports of a possible channel across the North American continent to the Pacific ocean. After his third voyage he went on another one.

The fourth and final voyage Hudson spent months on end drifting through the vast Hudson Bay. Eventually fell victim to a muting by the Hudson River region, as well as the England land claimed Canada. Hudson sailed to London in April 4610 in the 55 ton ship Discovery, stopped briefly in iceland, then continued west. After travel the coast again he passed through Weymouth. When the coastline suddenly opened up toward the south. ¨Hudson believed he might have found the pacific he soon realized he had sailed into a gigantic bay now known as the hudson bay¨() Hudson continued sailing southern along the bays until he reached the southwest extremity at James Bay. Hudson after that was never heard from again.

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