Explorer: Henry Hudson

1. What nationality was Henry Hudson?
2. For what company did he work?
3. What was the company's business?
4. Was Hudson married? Did he have children?
5. What was Hudson's plan for the shortest route to China?
6. What did he find?
7. What foreign company hired Henry Hudson?
8. How far up the Hudson River did he sail in 1609?
9. For what was he looking?
10. How many voyages did Hudson make to the New World?
11. Which of his sons accompanied him on his last voyage?
12. Which geographic features bear Hudson's name?
13. When, where, and how did Henry Hudson die?

Resources available to you at the Lakewood Public Library include:

WWW LINKS:

A comprehensive history of the voyages of Henry Hudson

Encarta - the online version of the popular encyclopedia allows you to search their archives. Type your explorer's name in the "Find" line of their page.

Biography - A&E's popular show has gone online! Type your explorer's name to search for their biography.

An excellent source of detailed information about explorers, maps, the times they lived in and their technology can be found on the Discoverer's Web
 
 

ELECTRONIC DATABASES:
Encarta and The World Book Encyclopedia are available on the reference network and at the multimedia station. Look for articles, maps and pictures of your explorer here.
Search Proquest, Magazine Article Summaries and EBSCO Masterfile 1000 for journal articles about your explorer.
BOOKS:

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