Hudson 1.0

Henry Hudson's main goal as an explorer was to find ...

• the fountain of youth

• a passage by sea to Asia

• the Garden of Eden

• the source of the Nile

Hudson's first two voyages attempted to sail ​ (a)   into the Arctic and pass Russia on the way to ​ (b)  

• north
• south
• east
• west
• the Pacific Ocean
• The Atlantic Ocean
• the Southern Ocean

On his third voyage in 1609, Hudson tried again to sail North and east across the Arctic, but was again stopped by ice. Hudson then ...

• wept and tore his hair and gave up sailing forever

• sailed south to the Mediterranean Sea to warm up

• turned west and looked for a passage around or through North America

• returned to his employers in shame, who jailed him as a fraud

Hudson's ship was named ...

• the Turkey Buzzard

• the Jolly Roger

• The Full Moon

• The Half Moon

When Hudson arrived at New York Harbor, his ship was greeted by ...

• Eighteen Lenape canoes welcoming them and offering trade

• complete indifference from the Natives, who ignored them

• Active hostility from the Natives, who knew already to fear the Europeans

• echoing silence in the vacant canyons of the river, where not a single human lived

Hudson discovered an amazing harbor with rich natural resources and friendly people. He was ...

• so enthusiastic about a colony that he went directly back to Holland to recruit settlers

• tempted to stay there forever and never return to Holland

• nonetheless disappointed that he had not found the Northwest Passage to Asia, and so considered the voyage a failure.

• afraid others would steal his site for a colony, and so kept his discovery secret

Because of Hudson exploration, the ​ (a)   had a claim to ​ (b)  

• Dutch
• Swedish
• Italians
• own New Amsterdam as a colony
• fight anyone for the rights to the Hudson River
• all lands west of the Mississippi