Lesson 5 section 7: Henry Hudson

Who hired Henry Hudson to find a northern sea route to Asia?

• The government of Holland

• The government of England

• English merchants

• The Dutch East India Company

What did Henry Hudson believe he had found when he sailed up a waterway in North America?

• A shortcut to China

• The Northwest Passage

• The Pacific Ocean

• The Hudson Bay

What was the name of the river Hudson discovered in North America?

• The Mississippi River

• The Amazon River

• The Hudson River

• The Thames River

What happened to Hudson on his last voyage?

• He settled in Canada

• He returned to England

• He discovered the Pacific Ocean

• He was set adrift by his crew

Which country did Hudson's voyages give a claim to in North America?

• England

• Holland

• Spain

• France