Transcript Lillian W.

HENRY HUDSON
BY: LILLIAN WULFF
Henry Hudson was an England sea captain
and in 1609 Holland sponsored his trip to
reach China.
HENRY HUDSON WENT ON TWO VOYAGES AND ON THE FIRST
VOYAGE THAT HE TOOK HE FOUND THE HUDSON RIVER BUT HE
HAD MISTAKEN THE RIVER FOR A LARGE BODY OF WATER AND
GOT STUCK, BUT EVENTUALLY GOT BACK TO HOLLAND.
WINTER, WITCH WAS NOT A VERY
GOOD IDEA BECAUSE THE WATER
FROZE AROUND HIS BOAT AND
STOPPED HIM FROM COMING HOME
RIGHT AWAY.
“IN THE SPRING THE CREW REBELLED AGAIN”
So in the spring he didn't return home so all of the
people in Holland believed that he had disappeared but
nobody knows exactly where.
HIS IMPACT WAS THAT HE HAD
FOUND THE HUDSON RIVER
(HENCE THE NAME)
Bibliography
Social Studies Alive! Palo Alto, CA: Teachers’ Curriculum
Institute, 2010.65.