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James CookJames Cook was born in England in 1728. Unlike other explorers, he didn’t have rich or noble parents. His father was a farmer.When Cook was about 18, he took an apprenticeship as a merchant seaman.

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James Cook

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James Cook was born in England in 1728. Unlike other

explorers, he didn’t have rich or noble parents. His father was a farmer.

When Cook was about 18, he took an apprenticeship as a merchant seaman. This love of the sea grew and he joined the Royal Navy.
James CookJames Cook was born in England in 1728. Unlike other explorers, he didn’t have rich or

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If you have a talent, use it!

That’s what Cook

did. He was excellent at map making, surveying, navigating
and mathematics.

His studies brought
Cook to his first commissioned
voyage on the
Endeavour from
1768 to 1771.
James CookIf you have a talent, use it! That’s what Cook did. He was excellent at map

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Cook knew that crews often got sick at sea. So,

he made some special rules for his sailors.

The men had to eat lots of fresh fruit, bathe every day, keep the ship clean and air their bedding two times each week.
James CookCook knew that crews often got sick at sea. So, he made some special rules for

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it passed
between the Earth and the sun.

On top of

that, he hoped to find a fabled southern continent. The trip brought them to Tahiti,
New Zealand and Australia.

Cook’s first
voyage focused on observing
the planet
Venus as

James Cookit passedbetween the Earth and the sun. On top of that, he hoped to find a

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Cook and the crew of the

Endeavour were the first Europeans to reach Australia.

They encountered all kinds of new things like kangaroos and malaria. Over thirty members of the crew died from that disease.

The voyage took nearly three years to completely circumnavigate the globe.
James CookCook and the crew of the       Endeavour were the first

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On his next voyage, 1772 – 1775, Cook hoped to

find the fabled Terra Australis. He already had been to Australia. This land mass was supposed to be bigger.

It didn’t exist, but he visited and named a lot
of islands along the way.
James CookOn his next voyage, 1772 – 1775, Cook hoped to find the fabled Terra Australis. He

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On voyage three, 1776 – 1779, Cook was charged to

find that elusive Northwest Passage connecting the Atlantic and the Pacific. Of course, he failed. It didn’t exist.

Along the way, the crew of the Resolution explored Alaska and discovered Hawaii, which Cook called the Sandwich Islands after his patron, the Earl of Sandwich.
James CookOn voyage three, 1776 – 1779, Cook was charged to find that elusive Northwest Passage connecting

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At first Cook and his men were treated like gods.

Unfortunately, one of the crew died from a stroke
and the Hawaiians realized the truth.

Relations soured.
James CookAt first Cook and his men were treated like gods. Unfortunately, one of the crew died

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During the trip, Cook and crew landed on Hawaii three

times. The third time was not a charm. Neither was Valentine’s Day, 1779.

In a skirmish over a stolen boat and an attempted kidnapping of a local king, Cook was pelted with rocks, stabbed by a knife he’d given as a gift, and killed on the beautiful shores of a tropical Hawaiian beach.
James CookDuring the trip, Cook and crew landed on Hawaii three times. The third time was not

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Cook was recognized by friend and foe (except Hawaiians) as

a respected explorer. He charted much of the Pacific Ocean.

Even during the American Revolution, Benjamin Franklin told American ship captains to leave Cook alone because he and his crew were “Friends of
Mankind”.

James CookCook was recognized by friend and foe (except Hawaiians) as a respected explorer. He charted much

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