United States History Question of the Day


A map of Hudson's 1610-11 voyage
(Source: Wikimedia Commons--public domain)

Question 0909:

Which of the following is not true of explorer Henry Hudson
        
    (A)    he led voyages in search of both a Northeast and a Northwest Passage to Asia
    (B)    his crew on the ship Discovery mutinied and either set him adrift or murdered him in what is now known as Hudson Bay
    (C)    he sailed for both the British and Dutch
    (D)    he assumed that any passage between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans would be long and difficult
    (E)    he explored the Hudson River and helped the Dutch establish a claim to New Netherlands (New York)

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