CAPTAIN COOK

WHO WAS JAMES COOK?

• Born on October 27, 1728.
• Died from spear wounds.
• George Vancouver sailed with Cook.
• He was a good mapmaker and navigator.
• He worked on a coal ship when he was a young boy.
• When he was 18 he went to sea.
• He joined England's Navy when he was 27.
• The Navy made him a Captain.
• Died at 51 from his fight with Hawaiians

WHAT DID JAMES COOK DO?

• He tried to find a sea route to Asia.
• He tried to find new lands to claim for England.
• He found the Hawaiian islands and Australia and New Zealand.
• He battled the Hawaiian people.
• He sailed to Antartica but ran into ice bergs.

WHERE DID JAMES COOK EXPLORE?

• He found the Hawaiian islands.
• He found new zealand
• He found Australia.
• He found the west coast of the United States.
• He was close to finding land in Antartica but the ice bergs prevented him from finding it.

WHEN DID JAMES COOK GO EXPLORING?

• He sailed on many voyages for long amounts of time.
• In 1776, he was the first to sail across the Pacific Ocean and it took him two years.
• This was when he found the Hawaiian islands.

WHY

• Try to find sea route to Asia for spices and riches.
• The Hawaiian people stole his goods and he battled to get them back but he failed.

HOW DID HE EXPLORE (TOOLS)?

• He sailed on the ship called "endeavour".
• The ships had lots of storage for their food and weapons.
• He needed leather clothes and clothing for hot and cold weather.
• He needed tools to navigate the seas with.

HOW DID JAMES COOK IMPACT THE WORLD?

• He was the first captain to stop scurvy among his crew by giving them fresh fruit.
• He claimed new lands for England.

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