HENRY HUDSON

ORIGIN

• English explorer. From England.
• Born 1665.
• Died somewhere near now know Hudson bay.
• Born in London, England

SPECIFIC DATES

• In 1607 a english trading firm hired Hudsonto find a northfern sea route to Asia.
• In 1609 the dutch east indian company hired Hudson to lead a voyage. They went northeast.
• In 1610 he was hired by english merchants. They crossed the Atlantic ocean to find the northern coast of labadour
• In 1611 Hudson intended to search for the western outlet from James Bay. But the crew double crossed him leading him to being stranded.

REASONS WHY HE TRAVELED

• He wanted to discover a northern route between Europeand Asia.

WHERE?

• Labadour
• Carolina
• Now a day's Albany New York
• East coast of america
• Pacific ocean

ACHIEVEMENTS

• Geographic places named after him
• Established Hudson' bays company in 1670
• Hudson river
• Hudson strait
• Hudson bay

3 INTERESTING FACTS

• On his last voyage the crew double crossed him and set him adrift in a tiny boat with his son
• He married a young girl named Katherine and had three sons john,Richard,Oliver.
• He came from a very wealthy family.

CONCLUSION