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Well, Hudson bay is named after Henry Hudson, who claimed land around the river for the Dutch, but it's not really said who claimed the land for the English.
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yeah...like new England. hence the Hudson river/Hudson bay.
Canada
The Hudson's Bay Company was created in 1670 by King Charles II of England. It still exists today.
I'm pretty sure the French owned the territory around Hudson Bay in 1763.
The Answer: The Canadian Shield is wrapped around the Hudson Bay and is horseshoe shaped, not the Ontario.
The Hudson's Bay Company.
He was in England and sailed to Canada so he could discover the Hudson bay.
Henry Hudson was an English sailor who sailed for English merchants and later for the Dutch East India Company. Thus he sailed at different times under the British and the Dutch flags.