Question

British explorer Henry Hudson made his third voyage to the "New World" in 1609. What was the BIGGEST obstacle he faced on this journey?
A) War with France caused him to delay his return.

B) Most of his ships were destroyed by a hurricane.
C) He thought he had landed in Asia, but he landed in Florida.
D) His crew threatened to mutiny unless he changed his course.

Answer 1

Believed to have been born in the late 16th century, English explorer Henry Hudson made two unsuccessful sailing voyages in search of an ice-free passage to Asia. In 1609, he embarked on a third voyage funded by the Dutch East India Company that took him to the New World and the river that would be given his name. On his fourth voyage, Hudson came upon the body of water that would later be called the Hudson Bay.

The third voyage was the worst. When some members of Henry Hudson's crew set off to find food on the shore, the First Nations attacked them and killed one of Henry Hudson's men. The man that died was one of the most important men on the ship. He would keep watch to see if there were chunks of ice up ahead and if there were dead ends. On his last voyage, Henry Hudson encountered the menacing  ice. This ice was so thick that his boat was stuck. By the time the ice melted and the boat was free, his unhappy crew plotted against him and set him adrift in a boat with his son and a few other crew members