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Henry Hudson was sent to find a quick route to "The Islands of Spicery" (Look at the picture on the right).His first two trips were not successful becuase of ice flows. The Dutch East India Trading Company ( in Holland ) hired Henry Hudson to try to find the route to "The Islands of Spicery" with an 80-ton ship (The Half Moon) and a crew of 20. Hudson wanted to go on this trip so he could find new trade routes The ship left in early April out of the Amsterdam.The route to the North-West passage led first to the coast of Maine where crew members went ashore and chopped down trees to replace the mast of the ship. The ship sailed down the coast of America and found the Hudson river in early September. On Sep. 12th 1609 Hudson started exploring the river. On Sep. 14th he thought he found a long sought Passage when he saw the wide Tappen Zee river but turned back when he saw the shallower area near Albany. On Oct. 2nd as the ship neared Manhatten Native Americans became hostile and Hudson ordered guns to be fired at them. Hudson, his son, and Hudsons crew left the Hudson river on Oct. 4th. They arrived in Dartmouth on Nov. 7th. Hudson was sent on a second trip to the Hudson river to find an even quicker route. This attempt was stopped by ice blocks that trapped the boat in Iceland. When the ice cleared Hudson, his son, and 8 crew members were marroned in a small boat to die. We predict the crew killed Hudson and rowed all the way back to England. Hudson is remembered because he discovered the Hudson River. He is known because this helped traveling farther into the U.S., faster.

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