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Why did Henry Hudson make trips?

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Anonymous

15y ago
Updated: 8/18/2019

He was sent by the Dutch to find new water routes to Asiaa. He was in search of a Northwest Passage, but as we now know there isn't one. He claimed land for the Dutch along the way, and the river he explored is now known as the Hudson River in honor of him.

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15y ago

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