HIST 2500 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Hudson Strait, Landfall, Scurvy
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1763-1815 prolonged civil war in britain fought by three different groups. Anglo-americans population in 13 colonies divided between french loyalists and american patriots. Hudson"s bay company (london-based) competing with . First nations hunters (labor of capturing animals for fur and preparing fur) 1607 employed to find passage to asia through the north pole. 1609 hired again; charted north east america. 1566 passage roughly bering strait by theoretical geography from england to asia. Hudson left to find it on discovery in 1610. Lots of conflict on crew by arrival on iceland but calmed them down, unhappy with decisions he was making on directions. Wanted to go to dennis strait but rough waters forced him down the. Crew mutinied but calmed down and got to hudson"s bay. Convinced he was looking at the pacific ocean. Hudson refused to stop because he thought he was so close to asia (summer ending) Becoming ice locked; scurvy, tensions, made landfall and contact with.
