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Learn All About Henry Hudson's Life... :)
Learn All About Henry Hudson's Life... :)
1500
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Henry was born sometime in the late 1500's. The exact date and year are not known, This is most people's estimatations on when Henry Hudson was born.
1607
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Henry Hudson was commissioned by the Muscovy Company to find a faster trade route from Europe to Asia. His his mission was unsuccessful. :(
1608
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Henry was commissioned for a second time to find a passage sailing north, over Russia. His trip was stopped when he came into thick ice and had to sail home.
1609
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Hudson and his crew sailed past the island that would be called Manhattan and into the river that would later be named the Hudson River
1609
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This time Henry was working for the East India Company. When he couldn't get through the ice for a third time he decided to sail west.
July 1609
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While looking for a route inland, Henry and his crew came upon hostile natives. One of Hudson's men was killed.
July 1609
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Hudson's ship, the Half Moon, made landfall in what is now Nova Scotia, in Canada. They made some trades with the local natives before sailing further south.
1610
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Henry and his crew sailed through the strait and into a large bay. It later became known as Hudson's Bay.
April 1610
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Now working for the English, Henry Hudson set sail on a ship called Discovery. He discovered a strait in the ocean that led them through the northern waters over Canada, which was later named the Hudson Strait
June 1610
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Hudson's ship became stuck in the icy waters of Hudson's Bay. They were stranded there through winter.
1611
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When they became trapped in America, Henry's crew turned against him. They left him behind in a small boat, where he later died, probably from exposure.
1611
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When they became trapped in America, Henry's crew turned against him. They left him behind in a small boat, where he later died, probably from exposure.
1668
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In 1668, English explorers set sail for Hudson's Bay in Canada. They found it a successful place to trade furs, and so the Hudson's Bay Company was founded.
1936
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More than 300 years after his discovery, Henry Hudson had a bridge named after him. The Hudson Bridge is in New York. The Henry Hudson Park opened 325 years after Henry Hudson died.
1938
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The park was first begun in 1906 to celebrate the 300 year mark from Hudson's discoveries, but there were a lot of delays and the park wasn't finished until 1938. Henry's discoveries opened up a new wave of knowledge and exploration, leading us into the world we know today.The Henry Hudson Park opened 327 years after Henry Hudson died.