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2. • Born ?-1611 near London, Great Britain
• Nothing known about his life before 1607 when he made his
first voyage.
• Historians believe that he was born between 1570 and 1575.
• He was an English explorer and sea captain.
• He had a son named John.
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3. • Hudson was a trained sailor wanting to complete a voyage.
• He later decided to look for a northern passage between
Europe and Asia.
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4. • Hudson made four voyages
in an attempt to discover a
northern route between
Europe and Asia.
•In 1610 he sailed the “
Discovery” through the
Hudson Strait and reached
Hudson Bay.
•He never found such a sea
passage, but he sailed
farther north than any
previous explorer.
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5. • They had a miserable winter while looking to discover a
northwest passage to Asia.
• His ship the “Discovery” went all the way down the east coast
where it got trapped in ice.
• By summer the ice had melted and he wanted to keep sailing
but his crew mutinied and left him, his son and seven loyal
sailors on a small boat with no oars where they to die.
• His crew fought a lot and had a lack of supplies.
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6. • In August 1610 he discovered a narrow passage of water in
Canada. It was later called Hudson Strait.
• He went all the way down the passage of water, thinking it
would take him to the Pacific Ocean, but instead took him to
what is now Hudson Bay.
•He also explored another North American waterway that was
later named Hudson River.
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7. • Hudson discovered the Hudson River for the Dutch where
their settlers founded the port that became New York City.
• He told of seeing many whales in the northern waters
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8.  True or False
In 1710 he discovered a narrow He made 4 voyages.
passage of water in Canada.
True False
True False
He was born near London, Great
His ship the “Discovery” went all Britain.
the way down the east coast True False
where it got trapped in ice.
True False
He died in 1650.
True False
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