These colonies would be part of the New England colonial region.
In 1609, two years after English settlers established the colony of Jamestown in Virginia, the Dutch East India Company hired English sailor Henry Hudson to find a northeast passage to India. After unsuccessfully searching for a route above Norway, Hudson turned his ship west and sailed across the Atlantic. Hudson hoped to discover a "northwest passage," that would allow a ship to cross the entirety of the North American continent and gain access to the Pacific Ocean, and from there, India. After arriving off the coast of Cape Cod, Hudson eventually sailed into the mouth of a large river, today called the Hudson River. Making his way as far as present-day Albany before the river became too shallow for his ship to continue north, Hudson returned to Europe and claimed the entire Hudson River Valley for his Dutch employers.
Advanced civil rights during the 1960s-1970s--these women used their positions in society to be the voice of the civil rights movements in particular the women's and African American's movements.
Gloria Steinem co-created Ms. magazine which highlighted women's issues from birth control, abortion, education, careers, and abuse. She was a spokesperson for the women's movement and worked to introduced and advance the Equal Rights Amendment.
Shirley Chisholm--was the first black woman in Congress and the first woman to seek a presidential nomination. She used her political position to advance laws for gender and racial equality.
