USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -In 1607, British explorer Henry Hudson led two failed voyages to find a northeast passage across the Arctic Ocean to Asia. He was searching for a route above the Arctic Circle, and his biggest problem was navigating around icebergs, which blocked his path.

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer and Explanation: The challenges Henry Hudson faced were mainly those of nature and mutiny. During his first two voyages to explore routes between Asia and Europe by means of the Arctic Ocean, Hudson’s progress was stifled by ice.

Detailed explanation-3: -The year was 1611. Henry Hudson’s ship, the Discovery, had been stuck in a block of ice. For seven months, the explorer and his crew were caught in the icy waters of what is now James Bay, in Canada. By June of that year, the weather had warmed enough for them to set sail once again.

Detailed explanation-4: -Henry Hudson failed to find the passage to the Orient, he discovered New York City, the Hudson River, the Hudson Strait, and the Hudson Bay.

Detailed explanation-5: -Hudson was fearful of a counter attack so he sailed south down the coast of North America to Chesapeake Bay. He couldn’t navigate the shoals of the bay so he turned around and went north. He reached the mouth of a wide river which today is known as the Hudson River.