In 1609, English explorer Henry Hudson re-discovered the region when he sailed his ship the Halve Maen ("Half Moon" in Dutch) into New York Harbor while searching for the Northwest Passage to the Orient for his employer, the Dutch East India Company. He proceeded to sail up what he named the North River, also called the Mauritis River, and now known as the Hudson River, to the site of the present-day New York State capital of Albany in the belief that it might represent an oceanic tributary. When the river narrowed and was no longer saline, he realized it was not a maritime passage and sailed back downriver. He made a ten-day exploration of the area and claimed the region for his employer. In 1614, the area between Cape Cod and Delaware Bay would be claimed by the Netherlands and called Nieuw-Nederland (New Netherland). COUNT 8
QSN1 What was the name of the explorer who visited the area in 1609? ANS1 Henry Hudson QSN2 Who was Henry Hudson working for? ANS2 Dutch East India Company QSN3 In what year did the Netherlands claim the area between Delaware Bay and Cape Cod? ANS3 1614 QSN4 How many days did Henry Hudson spend exploring the region? ANS4 ten QSN5 What did Henry Hudson call the river that is now called the Hudson River? ANS5 North River QSN6 Henry Hudson worked for which company in the 1600s? ANS6 Dutch East India Company QSN7 In what year was the land between Cape Cod and Delaware Bay claimed by the Dutch? ANS7 1614 QSN8 Which explorer sailed his ship into New York harbor in 1609? ANS8 Henry Hudson