Students watch a short video about Henry Hudson and answer questions. Standards: 3SL2, 3RI4
Question 1
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Question 2
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Question 3
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Question 4
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What major U.S. city is Henry Hudson responsible for founding?
Montreal
Boston
New York
Atlanta
What was Hudson trying to find?
Gold
A northwest passage to the Pacific Ocean
Silk
The North Pole
Hudson has more _____________ named after him than anyone else.
ships
countries
water
land
On June 22, 1611, Hudson, his son, and seven others were captured by angry crew members and cast adrift in a small open boat in Hudson Bay. They were not heard from again.The Discovery returned to England, where its members were tried for the crime of mutiny but were found innocent.
Read the excerpt above. What is the meaning of mutiny?