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1. Hudson made his voyages to the New World in which of the following centuries?
2. Hudson's grandfather, also named Henry, was most likely the founder of a company that traded goods abroad. That company was called:
3. Hudson may have been to sea as a young man. Some historians believe he sailed to:
4. Hudson's first command was of a ship called the Hopewell, which belonged to the Muscovy Company. It sailed:
5. On the Hopewell, Hudson was joined by:
6. Convinced there was no Northeast Passage to Asia, Hudson sailed for the New World in 1609. His ship for this voyage was called:
7. In the New World, Hudson visited what he called "as pleasant a land as one need tread upon." He was referring to:
8. In 1610, Hudson sailed to the Canadian Arctic aboard the Discovery. This ship met disaster when:
9. Hudson and eight other crew members were forced into the Discovery's shallop and cast adrift. The mutiny against them was led by:
10. The surviving mutineers were finally brought to trial in 1618. They were found guilty of:
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