Henry Hudson - daily grade

Henry Hudson was born in ________.

• 1492

• 2023

• 1565

• 1500

Henry Hudson was a _______, ________, and ________.

• sailor

  navigator

  captain

• cook

  sailor

  custodian

• navigator

  explorer

  pirate

• captain

  sargeant

  lawyer

Henry Hudson wanted to the be first person to find the ____________.

• Titanic

• treasure

• the Bahamas

• Northwest Passage

Who sponsored Hudson's first and second failed voyages?

• Spain's king

• an English trading company

• an Italian merchant

• a Dutch trading company

Henry Hudson faced many obstacles while exploring. What was one of the main obstacles?

• the crew was homesick

• sharks in the oceans attacked his ships

• sheets of ice in the ocean blocked his ships

• pirates

Hudson sailed down the East Coast of the United States and ventured onto land. What river is named after him?

• Henry River

• Hudson River

• Mississippi River

• Rio Grande

One reason Hudson never found the Northwest Passage is because it did not exist!

• true

• false

Select one of Henry Hudson's accomplishments.

• more reliable maps

• discovery of the Northwest Passage

• claimed land for Spain

Select one of Henry Hudson's accomplishments.

• discovery of the Northwest Passage

• created the whaling and fur-trading industry

Select one of Henry Hudson's accomplishments.

• The Netherlands claimed the area around what is today New York

• The Netherlands claimed North Carolina.