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James Cook did not make anyone or anything a colony.
Cook named the east coast of Australia 'New South Wales" and claimed it for England.He later recommended it as suitable for Great Britain to establish a penal colony. He disregarded the indigenous people, declaring the continent 'Terra Nullius', or 'No-man's Land', and free to be colonised. He did not colonise the Aborigines.
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Who won out of the Captain Cook and the Aboriginals?
There were no issues or wars between James Cook and the Australian Aborigines.
How did the aborigines protect their children when captain cook came?
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Captain cook invaded aboriginals land and killed them?
No. Cook did not kill any of the Aborigines. This occurred later with European settlement, after 1788.
How did captain cook become a explorer?
how
Why didn't Captain James Cook ask the Aboriginals to share Australia?
Captain James Cook and the Aborigines could not communicate as they spoke completely different languages. There was no-one aboard the Endeavour who could even come close to translating the Aboriginal language.
Is Captain Cook a real cook?
Captain Cook was a ships' captain, not a cook.
What is the name of the boat that Captain Cook was on when he discovered Australia?
Captain Cook did not discover Australia. Notwithstanding the presence of Australian Aborigines, and the Asian sea-slug traders who visiter the continent's northern shores long before Eureopean settlement, Australia was "discovered" by Dutch explorers in the early 1600s.The boat in which Captain Cook explored and charted the eastern coastline was the H.M.Bark Endeavour.
What year did Captain Cook discover Australia?
It is a common misconception that Captain Cook discovered Australia. He did not. The Australian continent had been populated by Aborigines for thousands of years, and visited by numerous Asian traders and, later, explorers since the first known European visitor in 1616. Captain James Cook was the first European to sight and chart the eastern coast of Australia, which he did between April and August 1770.
Did Captain Phillip actually talk to Captain Cook prior to the First Fleet voyage?
No. Captain Cook died a full seven years before Arthur Phillip was appointed Governor-designate of the proposed British penal colony of New South Wales.
What country was Captain Cook from?
Captain James Cook was English.
Is it true Captain James Cook described Australian aborigines as being miserable in appearance and wretched in their unhappiness?
No. This statement was made by English explorer and pirate William Dampier in 1688, 82 years prior to James Cook.
What is Captain Cook's last name?
Captain Cook's last name was Cook. His full name (after promotion) was Captain James Cook.
