Answer:
he wanted to find a shorter route to Asia from Europe through the Arctic Ocean.
Explanation:
Henry Hudson made his first voyage west from England in 1607, when he was hired to find a shorter route to Asia from Europe through the Arctic Ocean. After twice being turned back by ice, Hudson embarked on a third voyage–this time on behalf of the Dutch East India
The primary difference in debate over expansion during these time periods was that the Civil War had come and gone--meaning in 1890 the debate was over whether new states would be slave or free, while in the 1890s it was about economic issues.