2. Background
He was an English explorer and sea
captain.
Nothing known about his life before
1607.
He has a son named John.
3. Voyages
He had 4 voyages.
Sailed northeast
along the coast of
Greenland and
reached Spitsberg.
First two voyages
were finding a
northern route to
Asia.
4. Purpose of Journey
To discover a
northern route
between Europe and
Asia.
First voyage he had
orders to find a
route straight
across to the North
Pole to the Orient.
To find a northwest
passage through
England to Asia.
5. Hardships and Challenges
In winter Hudson’s men
suffered from
starvation and scurvy.
In 1611 when the ice
melted Hudson wanted
to keep exploring but
his crew was suffering
so they but him, his
son, and other crew
members onto a boat
and set them adrift.
They were never heard
from again.
Sailed to the south
end of Hudson Bay and
was trapped there by
the ice of winter.
6. There were lots of territories named after where Henry
Hudson sailed.
The places named after Hudson were Hudson
Bay, Hudson Strait, and Hudson River.
7. Other Notable Occurrences
Hudson tried to
reach the northern
route of Asia.
Thought he saw a
mermaid but saw a
manatee.
Hudson saw polar
bears, caribou, wolve
s, foxes, weasels, an
d hares when he was
in the Arctic.
Sailed farther north
than any previous
explorer.
8. Bibliography
Books: Goodman, Joan Elizabeth. Beyond
the sea of Ice. New York: Mikaya Press, 1999.
Print.
Arnold, Phyllis A and Gibbs, Betty. Canada
Revisited. Scarborough: Arnold Publishing
Ltd, 1999. Print.
Websites: Parker, John. “ Henry, Hudson.”
World Book Student. World Book 2010. Web.
27 April 2010.
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www.polarconversation.com
