River Bass
Steven Viola
Arash Ardalan
Kimberly Vohden
Matthew Alfieri
Life, Travels, and Legacy of Henry Hudson
Table of Contents
• Logo – River Bass
• Biography of Henry Hudson - Steve Viola
• Journey on the Hudson – Kim Vohden
• Half Moon – Arash Ardalan
• Social & Economic Impact – Matt Alfieri
• Website – Matt Alfieri
• Guidebook & Itinerary – Arash Ardalan
• Lesson Plan – Steve Viola
• Website Links – Kim Vohden
• Annotated Bibliography – Kim Vohden
Thesis Statement
Because of Henry Hudson’s exploration of
the River in 1609, the Hudson River Valley
became a center of trade and European
settlement.
Background & Biography
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1524: Giovanni da Verrazano
1607: Muscovy Company (England)
1608: Two times a charm?
1609: Dutch East India Company
1624: Dutch settlement (Manhattan)
1664: Dutch lose control of New Netherland to English
(New York)
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Birth/Childhood
Interest in Exploration
Muscovy Company
First Voyage
Second Voyage
 Third Voyage
 Hudson River
 Fourth Voyage
 Mutiny/Rebellion
Picture: http://www.outerbeaches.com/OuterBanksHistory_EarlyExploration
Third Voyage Itinerary
• Sept. 2nd – Sandy Hook
• Sept. 3rd – Staten Island and
Coney Island
• Sept. 10th – Manhattan
• Sept. 11th – New York Bay
• Sept. 13th – Yonkers
• Sept. 18th – Castleton
• Sept. 19th – North of Albany
• Sept. 22nd – decided to turn
around
• Oct. 1st – Peekskill
• Oct. 2nd – Manhattan
• Oct. 4th – Mouth of river and
started home
• Interactions with Native
Americans along the way
http://www.ianchadwick.com/hudson/voyage_03.htm
Haelve Maen
Place to visit: Half Moon
Replica
• Docked in Albany in Spring
and Fall
• Originally Commissioned
March 25, 1609
• Search for a Passageway
between the Pacific and
Atlantic
• Set sail April 6, 1609
• Threats of Mutiny
• Departed October 4, 1609
• Sleeping with the fishes March
6, 1615
http://www.newnetherland.org/images/ship8.jpg
Impact of Hudson River
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Native Americans
1540-1609: French Fur Trade
1609: Dutch Fur Trade
1651: English Mercantilism
Begins
18th Century: American
Revolution
Commerce today
Quest for Independence
Indian Decimation
Hastened Western
Development
*Bridged gap between Old
World and New World
1. Personal Collection – Marist Waterfront
2. Personal Collection – Route 6 Rest Area
Conclusion
Henry Hudson’s exploration of the
Hudson River Valley catalyzed
the European development of the
surrounding area and enabled it
to become a thriving trading and
settlement center.
Website
http://foxweb.marist.edu/users/matthew.alfieri/hrvs
Guidebook
Our guidebook provides information for
learning about the Half Moon, the Hudson
River Valley, and New York State as a
whole. We’ve also provided a three-day
itinerary to give you an enjoyable, useful
trip in visiting this historically rich region of
the United States.
Lesson Plan
Our lesson plan was created to give
students a better understanding of Henry
Hudson and his discovery of the Hudson
River through research and practical
application.
Lesson Plan
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Objectives:
1) To explore the life and history of the explorer Henry Hudson
2) To learn about and understand the voyages that Henry Hudson went on,
with the main focus on his third voyage
3) To learn about each of the locations that Hudson came across when
sailing along the Hudson River
4) To understand the importance of Henry Hudson’s ship, the Half Moon,
and the purposes it served
5) To discover the interactions that Henry Hudson had with Native
Americans along his journey
6) To explore the impact that Henry Hudson’s discoveries had on society,
trade, and the economy and how some of those impacts are still felt today
7) To experience first hand what Henry Hudson accomplished and why it is
significant through a class field trip
Lesson Plan
• 4 teams, 5 students per team
• Each team will research one of objectives
3-6 and prepare an outline from the
information gathered
• Each team will perform an activity that
encompasses the key elements of the
designated objective
Activities for Objective 3
• 1) Create a detailed and illustrated map of the
locations that Henry Hudson reached and
explored on his voyage to the Hudson River
Valley in 1609.
• 2) Create a dated log with a list of Hudson’s key
places of voyage that both documents Hudson’s
passage and contains a brief paragraph for each
location that describes what Hudson might have
seen in each location at the time of his travel.
Activities for Objective 4
• 1) Create a detailed sketch of the different compartments that
existed on the Half Moon and the purposes that each space within
the ship served for Henry Hudson and his crew. Information
regarding the size of the ship itself as well as its height and any
types of defense that were housed on board should be included.
• 2) Examine the creation of the replica Half Moon and evaluate the
span which it covers. Also, assess the key points of Hudson’s
journey highlighted by the Half Moon replica to determine if any
elements can be added or should be omitted based on historical
accuracy.
Activity for Objective 5
• Create a list of cultural differences that existed
between Henry Hudson’s crew and the Native
Americans he encountered while on his voyage
of the Hudson River Valley in 1609. Consider
each of the following categories: Types of
dress, types of food eaten, types of housing,
types of spiritual beliefs and worship.
Activities for Objective 6
• 1) Create a detailed list of the precedents set by Henry
Hudson during his journey to the region that may have
differed from the way that the societies and economies were
structured in the area at the time of his arrival in 1609. Next,
create a graphic organizer that lists, in several sentences,
payment methods for goods in services prior to 1609
compared to modern day economic structure.
• 2) Create a chart of the pros and cons of the changes that
came about in the structure of society and the economy in the
Hudson River Valley following Henry Hudson’s voyage in
1609. Are all of the changes positive? In what ways were
previous structures more efficient? Are there any problems
that existed within the system prior to 1609?
Trip Locations for Objective 7
• 1) A visit to the Half Moon Replica ship and New
Netherland Museum.
http://www.newnetherland.org/
• 2) A boat ride on the Hudson River.
• 3) A trip to an historic home on the banks of the
Hudson River such as the Vanderbilt Mansion or
the Mills Mansion to both view the Hudson River
and assess the European influence on the
Hudson River Valley that began with Hudson’s
voyage in 1609.
Website List
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http://collections.ic.gc.ca/arctic/explore/hudson.htm
http://college.hmco.com/history/readerscomp/ships/html/sh_042200_halvemaen.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_East_India_Company
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halve_Maen
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Hudson
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudson_River
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muscovy_Company
http://hhr.highlands.com/native.htm
http://international.loc.gov/intldl/awkbhtml/kb-1/kb-1-1-2.html
http://library.thinkquest.org/4034/hudson.html
http://www.biographi.ca/EN/ShowBio.asp?BioId=34410
http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9041389
http://www.canadiana.org/hbc/person/hudson_e.html
http://www.canalmuseum.org/history.htm
http://www.cdli.ca/CITE/exhudson.htm
http://www.clearwater.org/hudson.html
http://www.collectionscanada.ca/explorers/kids/h3-1420-e.html
http://www.dec.state.ny.us/website/hudson/
http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/crossroads/sec4/Unit_2/Unit_IIQ2R11.html
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/page/h/hudson.shtml
http://www.encyclopedia.com/html/F/FortN1ass.asp
http://www.famousamericans.net/henryhudson/
http://www.halfmoon.mus.ny.us/
http://www.history.rochester.edu/canal/bib/whitford/1906/Chron15.html
http://www.hrm.org/
http://www.hudsonriver.com/
http://www.hudsonriver.com/halfmoonpress/stories/hudson.htm
http://www.hudsonriver.com/history/halfmoon.htm
http://www.hudsonriver.org/
Website List contd.
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http://www.ianchadwick.com/hudson/
http://www.ianchadwick.com/hudson/hudson_03.htm
http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/people/A0824435.html
http://www.let.rug.nl/usa/E/newnetherlands/nl1.htm
http://www.maritime.org/conf/conf-reynolds-half.htm
http://www.newnetherland.org/
http://www.newnetherland.org/images/
http://www.nnp.org/newvtour/regions/Albany/fortnassau.html
http://www.nnp.org/newvtour/regions/Hudson/half_moon.html
http://www.nypl.org/research/hudson/
http://www.pbs.org/empireofthebay/profiles/hudson.html
http://www.plpsd.mb.ca/amhs/history/hudson.html
http://www.pojonews.com/hudson/stories/kn300.shtml
http://www.riverproject.org/
http://www.schoonerman.com/halfmoon.htm
http://www.smithsonianmag.si.edu/smithsonian/issues99/oct99/hudson.html
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAhudsonH.htm
http://www.timesunion.com/halfmoon/
http://www.uhls.org/river/virtual.htm
http://www.ulster.net/~hrmm/diglib/sciamer/hhudson/hhudson.htm
http://www.ulster.net/~hrmm/halfmoon/campisi.htm
http://www.ulster.net/~hrmm/halfmoon/halfmoon.htm
http://www.ulster.net/~hrmm/welcome.html
http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ny/state/his/bk1/ch3/foot.html
http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1146.html
Annotated Bibliography
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Corbett, Theodore G. A Clash of Cultures on the Warpath of Nations: The Colonial Wars in the
Hudson-Champlain Valley. 2002. Purple Mountain Press. The Bernard Reifler Hudson Valley
History Collection. First Edition. Fleishcmanns, NY.
Fontenoy, Paul E. The Sloops of the Hudson River: A Historical and Design Survey. 1994.
Mystic Seaport Museum, Inc. First Edition. Mystic, CT.
“Fort Nassau.” n.d. http://www.encyclopedia.com/html/F/FortN1ass.asp (accessed Oct. 4, 2005).
An encyclopedia entry about Fort Nassau.
“Fort Nassau.” n.d. http://www.nnp.org/newvtour/regions/Albany/fortnassau.html. (accessed Oct.
4, 2005).
Contains information about Fort Nassau.
“Fort Nassau.” n.d. http://www.nnp.org/newvtour/regions/Albany/fortnassau.html (accessed Oct. 4,
2005).
Contains information about Fort Nassau.
“Henry Hudson and Early Hudson River History.” n.d.
http://www.ulster.net/~hrmm/halfmoon/halfmoon.htm (accessed Dec. 6, 2005).
This website contains links to information about Henry Hudson, Native Americans in the
Hudson River Valley, and the Dutch in the early Hudson River Valley.
“Henry Hudson and His Exploration of the River.” n.d.
http://www.ulster.net/~hrmm/diglib/sciamer/hhudson/hhudson.htm (accessed Dec. 6, 2005).
This contains an article from Scientific American about Hudson and his exploration to
commemorate the 300th anniversary.
“Henry Hudson.” n.d. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Hudson (accessed Oct. 9, 2005).
This is an encyclopedia entry about Henry Hudson, with a brief biography.
Annotated Bibliography cont.
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“Henry Hudson.” n.d. http://www.famousamericans.net/henryhudson/ (accessed Dec. 5, 2005).
Biography on Henry Hudson.
“Henry Hudson.” n.d. www.cdli.ca/CITE/exhudson.htm (accessed Oct. 9, 2005).
This is a collection of website links that relate to Henry Hudson, his life, the Half Moon, and his
explorations.
“Henry Hudson.” n.d. http://www.plpsd.mb.ca/amhs/history/hudson.html (accessed Oct. 9, 2005).
Contains a brief biography of Henry Hudson.
“Henry Hudson.” n.d. http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/people/A0824435.html (accessed Oct. 9,
2005).
This is an encyclopedia entry on Henry Hudson.
“Henry Hudson - 1609-1611.” n.d. http://collections.ic.gc.ca/arctic/explore/hudson.htm (accessed
Oct. 9, 2005).
An overview of Henry Hudson and his voyages during 1609 - 1611.
“Henry Hudson’s Half Moon.” n.d. http://www.newnetherland.org/images/ (accessed Oct. 11,
2005).
Contains information about the Half Moon.
“Henry Hudson’s Third Voyage 1609: The New World.” n.d.
http://www.ianchadwick.com/hudson/hudson_03.htm (accessed Oct. 9, 2005).
Contains information about Henry Hudson’s Third Voyage, where he discovered the Hudson
River.
Millman, Lawrence. “Looking for Henry Hudson.” Smithsonian Online Research Center. October
1, 1999, Volume 30, Issue 7. Accessed 15 October 2005.
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“Muscovy Company.” n.d. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muscovy_Company (accessed Dec. 6, 2005).
This is an encyclopedia entry on the Muscovy Company, which explains about the company that funded Henry
Hudson’s first voyage in 1607.
“Native American Tribes of the Hudson River Valley.” n.d. http://hhr.highlands.com/native.htm (accessed Dec. 6,
2005).
This website contains information about the Native American tribes who lived in the Hudson River Valley during
the time of Henry Hudson’s voyages.
“New Netherland Museum Half Moon.” n.d. http://www.halfmoon.mus.ny.us/ (accessed Oct. 4, 2005).
Contains much information about the Half Moon.
Norton, Kathleen. “Dutch Left Lasting Impact.” Poughkeepsie Journal, 18 July 2004,
http://www.pojonews.com/hudson/stories/kn300.shtml (accessed Dec. 6, 2005).
This article talks about the impact that the Dutch had on the early Hudson River Valley and the impact that can
still be seen today.
“Replica of the Half Moon Drops Anchor at Verplanck.” n.d. http://www.hudsonriver.com/history/halfmoon.htm
(accessed n.d.).
Contains a wealth of information about the Half Moon and the Half Moon replica.
Smith, Gene. “America on the Hudson.” American Heritage. April/May 2004, Volume 55, Issue 2, Pages 58-64.
http://online.library.marist.edu/login?url=http://proquest.umi.com.online.library.marist.edu/pqdweb?did=627719011
&sid=4&Fmt=3&clientId=14836&RQT=309&VName=PQD
Sullivan, James. “The History of New York State Book I, Chapter III Footnotes.” n.d.
http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ny/state/his/bk1/ch3/foot.html (accessed Oct. 11, 2005).
Contains information about Henry Hudson and his exploration.
“The D & H Canal: An Engineering and Entrepreneurial Challenge.” n.d. http://www.canalmuseum.org/history.htm
(accessed Dec. 5, 2005).
Contains information about the D&H Canal and the history of the Delaware and Hudson Canal Company.
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“The Hudson River.” n.d. http://www.nnp.org/newvtour/regions/Hudson/hudson.html (accessed Oct. 4, 2005).
Contains information about the Hudson River as well as Henry Hudson.
“The Hudson Valley Indians Through Dutch Eyes.” n.d. http://www.ulster.net/~hrmm/halfmoon/campisi.htm
(accessed Dec. 6, 2005).
This website contains information about Indians in the Hudson River Valley and also contains information on
Henry Hudson, his exploration, and his interactions with the Indians.
“The Life and Voyages of Henry Hudson English Explorer and Navigator.” n.d.
http://www.ianchadwick.com/hudson/ (accessed n.d.).
This is a comprehensive website about Henry Hudson’s life and voyages.
“Who Was Henry Hudson Anyway? And What Happened to Him?.” n.d.
http://www.hudsonriver.com/halfmoonpress/stories/hudson.htm (accessed Oct. 9, 2005).
Contains information about Henry Hudson, his voyages, and his fate.
Pictures
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http://patrickweb.com/gallery/motorcycles_rides_pa_to_ct_july2004/hudson_river2
http://www.childrenuk.co.uk/chaug/graphics/dutch-flag.jpg
http://www.ozzl.org.pl/obrazy/EnglishFlag.gif
http://www.modelshipshop.com/Merchant2/graphics/00000001/N1596B.jpg
http://www.outerbeaches.com/OuterBanksHistory_EarlyExploration