The making of the American nation; a history for elementary schools . acificin the neighborhood of theChesapeake Bay, there mightbe one farther north. Withina few weeks from the timethat Hudson turned awayfrom the polar regions, theHalf Moon entered DelawareBay. Finding no prospectof a passage there, Hudsonsailed northward into NewYork Bay. He spent aboutthe whole of Sej)tember ex-ploring the bay and the riverthat flows into it, ascend-ing the river as far as the Henry site of Albany. Kot finding any passage to the ocean,he returned to New York Bay.^ The Dutch occupy New Netherl
The making of the American nation; a history for elementary schools . acificin the neighborhood of theChesapeake Bay, there mightbe one farther north. Withina few weeks from the timethat Hudson turned awayfrom the polar regions, theHalf Moon entered DelawareBay. Finding no prospectof a passage there, Hudsonsailed northward into NewYork Bay. He spent aboutthe whole of Sej)tember ex-ploring the bay and the riverthat flows into it, ascend-ing the river as far as the Henry site of Albany. Kot finding any passage to the ocean,he returned to New York Bay.^ The Dutch occupy New Netherland. 1613. — The merchants ofAmsterdam quickly saw the great possibilities of New York harbor was not surpassed by any in Europe; the ^hecountry around was peopled with Indians. The har- West Indiabor was most advantageous for a trading post, and the CompanyIndians could procure an abundance of pelts and furs. So a cor-poration, the West India Company, was formed for the purposeof developing trade, and a trading post was established on Man-hattan Island.^. 1 On his return to Europe he was ordered to England and put in charge ofanother arctic expedition under the English flag. While in arctic waters, hiscrew became mutinous and set Hudson, his young son, and seven sailors in a boat,out in the open sea. They were never heard of afterward. 2 About the same time a master mariner and trader, Hendrick Christianson,rebuilt an old trading post, Fort Nassau, on an island in the Hudson River, notfar from the site of Albany. It had been occupied formerly by French traders,but at that time (1614) had been abandoned. On account of floods the post 48 TUB MAKING OF THE AMERICAN NATION As early as 1613 a strong house, or fort, of considerable pre-tensions and a number of houses were in existence, some of thelatter being constructed of brick brought from Holland. Thesettlement was called New Amsterdam, and New Netherland wasthe name given to the country around Manhattan Island. Thecol
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