1. Henry Hudson
By A.J. Buzynski

2. Henry Hudson was an English sea captain
Henry Hudson was an English sea captain. In 1609 the Dutch hired him to sail out to China. The Dutch also sponsored him

3. On his first voyage he thought he found the Northwest passage, but he found a river. It is called the Hudson river today.

4. Then he sailed again in They got farther than last time so he wanted to sail farther into the unknown land.

5. He kept sailing farther and farther. He sailed so far the water froze
He kept sailing farther and farther. He sailed so far the water froze. They couldn’t go anywhere so he was trapped for the winter.

6. Finally the waters unfroze
Finally the waters unfroze. They hopped in very small boats and rebelled again.

7. They thought they were safe, but they got lost and were never seen again.

8. His impact was that they found the Hudson Valley and in 1624 the Dutch settled there.

9. Bibliography: Social Studies Alive
Bibliography: Social Studies Alive! Palo Alto, CA: Teachers’ Curriculum Institute,