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The year 2009 marked the 400th
anniversary of Henry Hudson’s voyage to the coast of North
America and his ultimate exploration of the estuary known today
as the Hudson River. This historic event brought together people
from all over the world. The Hudson River defines the landscape,
people, events, and ideas along its 315 mile course from the
Adirondack wilderness to New York Bay. |
About the Teacher Resource
The Albany Institute of History & Art’s exhibition Hudson River Panorama: 400 Years of History, Art, and Culture, commemorated the river that has initiated a long and increasingly complex network of trade and commerce, shaped and transformed the environment of the Hudson Valley and molded a distinctive regional cultural identity as well as national and international history and culture.
The goal of this resource is to provide teachers with object based Constructed Response and Document Based questions to help students learn about the Hudson River through the themes of:
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Natural History & Environment
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Transportation
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Trade, Commerce, and Industry
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Culture and Symbol
The vast majority of the images contained in the resource can be found in the collections of the Albany Institute of History & Art.
2009-2010
Leadership Support for
Research &
Planning
was provided by:
The Equinox Foundation
The Teacher Resource was
made
possible through a
major grant from the:
William Randolph Hearst Foundation
Additional support was
provided by:
Teaching the Hudson Valley
The Community Foundation
for the Greater Capital Region
Assemblyman Robert Reilly
Salary Fund
NY State United Teachers
Lucille A. Herold Charitable Trust
Special thanks to:
The Beacon Institute for Rivers and
Estuaries
The Estuary Program of the New York State Department of Environmental
Conservation
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