USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer and Explanation: Henry Hudson laid claim to present-day New York for the Netherlands. Hudson was hired by the Dutch East India Company in 1609 to find a shorter route from Europe, across the Atlantic, to East Asia.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -A View of New Amsterdam in 1673 Henry Hudson first explored the area that would become New Netherland. Although he was English, Hudson worked for a private corporation, the Dutch East India Company.

Detailed explanation-4: -In 1607, the Muscovy Company of London provided Hudson financial backing based on his claims that he could find an ice-free passage past the North Pole that would provide a shorter route to the rich markets and resources of Asia.