Hudson

= = =__ Introduction __= =                                = =                 Henry Hudson was born around 1565 and died around 1611. He was an English Explorer and Navigator. Nothing more is really known about him until the spring of 1607. = Henry hudson power piont.ppt **__ Purpose __** Hen     ry Hudson was looking for a shortcut from Europe to the far east or the //Orient//. ** __ Route Of Expedition __**

In 1607 Henry Hudson, his son, and ten other crew members set sail to find a passage through the North Pole to Japan and China to find silk and spices. He sailed to Greenland but was blocked by polar ice so he went home.

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Hudson and his crew went on a second voyage and made it as far as the islands of Northern Russia but was again blocked by polar ice.

On Hudson's third voyage he sailed in command of the //Half Moon//. He sailed up Hudson River later named after him. Though once again he was blocked by ice. On his last voyage he made it as far as Hudson Bay, thinking he had made it to the Pacific Ocean. Hudson sailed around, trying to keep sailing west until he made it back to England. The ship was struck by frigid conditions, more sea ice, and cramped quarters which provoked fights within the crew. Eventually 21 of his 28 crew members mutinied and set Hudson, the other 7 crew members and his son adrift in a small boat, leaving them to die. Then all died but eight on the way back. Four of them were tried for mutiny but aquitted when they reached England. Some argue he sailed on another ship called the //Discovery// on this last voyage.

Map of part of Greenland reached: media type="custom" key="687969"

Map of islands north of Russia reached: media type="custom" key="687929"

Map of Hudson Bay: media type="googlemap" key="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=hudson+bay&sll=61.227957,-81.386719&sspn=12.870729,39.023437&ie=UTF8&ll=64.206377,-81.474609&spn=11.788619,39.023437&z=4&iwloc=addr&output=embed&s=AARTsJp_62dxXaK1SNxEQxbUgfgPn8B7zg" width="425" height="350"

Map of Hudson Strait: media type="googlemap" key="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=hudson+strait&sll=63.860036,-84.287109&sspn=11.788619,39.023437&ie=UTF8&ll=64.830254,-69.301758&spn=5.704674,19.511719&z=5&iwloc=addr&output=embed&s=AARTsJplnyDMuCTzTUKS72Di1SXaKxt-oA" width="425" height="350"

__**Hardships Faced**__ Henry Hudson was blocked by polar ice three times and was unable to find a north-western route to China and Japan. On his forth voyage he was killed by his angry crew members.

**__ Other Notable Occurances __** Hudson and his crew spent all of the winter on the boat with little food. Many crew members died. The remaining crew members were angry and on June 22, 1611 Hudson's crew tied him up and put him on a small boat and let him drift away.  __**Historical Contributions**__ He discovered Hudson Bay in Canada, the Huson Strait, and the Hudson River in New York. Also, according to Native tales, when he and others were set adrift in Hudson Bay, they reached shore at North America. None died on the way except for Hudson himself and the First Mate. Henry's son was adopted by the Natives there and lived a happy live until death.



__**Bibliography**__

Hudson, Henry. Britannica Elementary Encyclopedia. Encyclopedia Britannica. 2003. eLibrary. Proquest CSA. BAYVIEW GLEN SCHOOL. 02 Apr 2008. [|http://elibrary.bigchalk.com/curriculumca.
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Hudak, Heather. __Explorers__. Calgary: Weigl Educational Publishers Limited, 2007

__Hudson, Henry__. Junior Canadian Encyclopedia (2002). Historica Foundation of Canada. 2002. __eLibrary__. Proquest CSA. BAYVIEW GLEN SCHOOL. 16 Apr 2008. http://elibrary.bigchalk.com/curriculumca.


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