Henry Hudson - Explorer

Beyond the Sea of Ice, The Voyages of Henry Hudson
Written by Joan Goodman

DW's comment on this book:
Henry Hudson went on four voyages as an explorer in the 1600's. One of his ships was called the Halfmoon

West Coast Explorers - Vancouver

Captain of the Discovery
 Pages 61-75 | Chapters 8 and 9

In 1792 Vancouver met the explorer Grey and his ship Columbia before the went into the juan de fuca strait around vancouver island!

West Coast Explorers - Cook & Vancouver

Darryl has begun reading thre book 'Captain of the Discovery'. Yesterday he read chapter one and this morning he read Chapters two and three 'South Seas' and 'Death of a Leader' (Cook).

Eric the Great

Eric The Great, written by Neil Grant

James Cook

James Cook joined the British Navy in 1755, at age 27.

In July of 1776 Cook set sail on his third voyage, again in Resolution, to look for a possible northern sea route between Europe and Asia.

In 1778 he became the first know European to reach the Hawaiian Islands.

Later in 1778 Cook sailed up the northwest coast of North America, and was the first European to land on Vancouver Island in British Columbia.

He continued up the coast through the Bering strait, and entered the Arctic Ocean. Great walls of ice blocked the expedition, so Cook headed back for the Hawaiian Islands.

On February 14, 1779 Cook was stabbed to death by Hawaiian natives while investigating a theft of a boat by an islander. The expedition arrived back in England in October of 1780.

Captain Cook's voyages lead to the establishment of colonies throughout the Pacific by several European countries. He is considered one of the world's greatest explorers.

James Cook Videos

Watch the video of Captain Cooks ending Click here

Watch the video - Early Canadian Settlment Click Here

Early Explorers Henery Hudson

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Henry Hudson 1610

Henry Hudson saw New York in 1609

Visit Champlain in America

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Explorers - Samuel de Champlain

The Fur Trade - About Beavers

Beavers were important to the fur trade.

• Beavers are vegetarians they eat; clover, raspberries, bark, and their favourite food is water lilly.
• Beavers live about 30 years in captivity but only live about 10 years in the wild. Baby beavers are called kittens or pups.
• They fall trees to build a dam. Once there was over 60 million beavers in North America.
• Beavers can not see well but they have excellent scent senses.

European Explorer Jacques Cartier

Click here to watch a video about Explorer Jacques Cartier

Jacques Cartier - Explores Canada

John Cabot - Newfoundland 1497

Explorers - The Kids Book of Canadian History

Read Pages 1-11

Canada's First People

The Europeans Arrive

John Cabbot - Exploration

First Video:
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Canada's first European explorer 1497

Of course the Vikings first visited Northern Canada - but it is believed that THIS Italian Explorer (working for England) was the first European to reach Canada. It is believed he visited Newfoundland in 1497.


Who is he?

Time Lines

Learning about timelines
DW's Time Line