Henry Hudson and all that jazz
Authored by Mrs Koopmans
English
9th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Who is Henry Hudson?
An Australian explorer
An English explorer
A Dutch explorer
I don't have a clue
2.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Henry Hudson made his 1st voyage west from England in 1607. In 1609, he was hired by VOC to make another attempt at finding the Northeast Passage. What did the VOC ask him to do?
Choose the northern route, so sailing along the North Pole.
Choose the fastest route, and return if he could not find the Northeast Passage.
Choose the northern route and return if he fails.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Why was Henry Hudson's aim of his 3rd voyage in 1609?
To find a shorter route to Asia, via South Pole
To find a shorter route to America, via North Pole
To find a shorter route to India, via North Pole
To find a shorter route to Asia, via North Pole
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
What was interesting about Henry Hudson's 3rd voyage?
He found the shortest route to Asia
He made a detour and sailed all the way across the Atlantic ocean.
He sailed back to to Amsterdam with Halve Maen and lost his crew.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
We now know that Henry Hudson did not follow VOC's order and made a detour. Why did he decide to change course?
Harsh weather circumstances
Harsh weather circumstances and he listened to John Smith's orders
He remembered John Smith's letters who told him to go through North America
Harsh weather circumstances & John Smith advised him to go through North America and
6.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Why did Hudson think that the Hudson River was a connection between two seas?
John Smith's theory
There were tides
The river is salty
The river is 1.5 km wide
7.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
When did he realise that the route that he had taken was not the route to Asia?
The river bed became a lot narrower
There were no salt water
He came across various tribes
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