Henry Hudson was hired by England in 1610 to find the Northwest passage.  Hudson sailed off to find the Northwest passage.  Sailed off to northern Canada in a boat named the Discovery. Henry Hudson was sure he had found the Northwest passage when he discovered a 450-mile long passage way, but he still tried finding a water route to the Pacific Ocean.  Then winter came and in the bay he was in froze over also the Discovery froze in the ice.   In June 1611 when the weather was warmed, Hudson set sail.  The crew thought that he was headed home to England, but then they realized he was sailing west to continue searching the North west passage. In the Discovery boat the angry crew men put Hudson , his son , and his seven loyal crew men were sent in a small boat with no oars and left them in Hudson bay and never hear from again.