Henry Hudson was an English explorer born in 1565 who made four voyages trying to find the Northwest Passage between Europe and Asia. In 1609, while exploring for the Dutch East India Company, he sailed up the river that now bears his name and discovered the Hudson River and Hudson Bay. His exploration of the Arctic failed to find the passage, and in 1611 his crew mutinied and set Hudson adrift in Hudson Bay, where he died. Hudson is remembered for his courage and persistence in undertaking dangerous Arctic voyages to further geographical knowledge.

1. Henry Hudson By Julia Date:1-13-09 Las Flores Elementary School Research Report

2. Early Life Born in 1565 in London, England. Spent childhood on the Pampas. Developed a heart condition and finally emigrated to England. Married Katherine Hudson and had three sons named John, Oliver, and Richard.

3. Previous Experience The Muscovy Company, which did trading with Asia, hired Henry Hudson to find the Northwest water passage from England to Asia. Henry Hudson failed to do so. Soon after, he was sponsored by the Dutch East India Company to do the same.

4. Exploration In the fall of 1609, he and his ship, the Half Moon, explored the Hudson River from New York Harbor to present day Albany, NY. Explored Arctic Waters west across the North Atlantic and on the coast of Maine. Did not find the North West Passage to Asia. Crew was blocked by a massive iceberg, and waves hit their ship.

5. Results Found Hudson Bay. Discovered the Hudson River, and made its region into New Amsterdam. Became the captain of a ship called Discovery. Hudson Bay was found in 1610. Hudson River was found in 1609.

6. Conclusion Henry Hudson died on June 22,1611 at Hudson Bay because his crew threw him out of the ship with a few other men on a small boat with nothing to eat or drink. He is remembered today for his courageous act of risking his life to complete four extremely foolhardy voyages and surviving in harsh, brutal winters at uncharted Arctic waters.

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