USA HISTORY

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MESOAMERICAN CIVILIZATIONS THE OLMECS TO CORTES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What was Henry Hudson famous for
A
He played the Hudson Hornet in Cars
B
He sailed upon Vennuzwaka Penninsula in South Carolina
C
He found present day New York and the Hudson River
D
He flew down in the catastrophe on the Hudson River
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A 16th and 17th century British explorer, Henry Hudson is best known for his “discovery” of two bodies of water later named after him: the Hudson River in present-day New York, and Hudson’s Bay along the Arctic coast of present-day Canada.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Florentine navigator Giovanni da Verrazano discovered the Hudson in 1524. But Henry Hudson traveled the river much farther than its previous explorer. After 150 miles, the Half Moon did not reach the Pacific, but it did reach what would later become Albany, New York. There, they turned around.

Detailed explanation-3: -Where did he actually end up exploring? (Hudson sailed into the Arctic Ocean in the far north and finally to North America, including present-day Canada, the United States, and New York.)

Detailed explanation-4: -On September 11, 1609. Henry Hudson discovered Manhattan Island and the indigenous people living there. Hudson was an English sea explorer and navigator during the early 17th century, best known for his explorations of present-day Canada and parts of the northeastern United States.

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