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.
<span>The aim of Portugal in the Indian Ocean
was to ensure the monopoly of the </span>spice
trade<span>. Taking advantage of the rivalries that pitted
Hindus against Muslims, the Portuguese established several forts and trading
posts between 1500 and 1510. In </span>East
Africa<span>, small </span>Islamic<span> <span>states along
the coast of </span></span>Mozambique<span>, </span>Kilwa<span>, </span>Brava<span>, </span>Sofala<span> <span>and </span></span>Mombasa<span> <span>were
destroyed, or became either subjects or allies of Portugal.<span> </span></span></span>
Legislative branch can ratify treaties
I think it is a because he wanted to end slavery and also keep the culture or every body together