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Who claimed Australia for Great Britain and who were the first colonists sent there?
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Who claimed Australia for great Brittan?
James Cook claimed Australia for Great Britain.
The discoverer of Australia claimed it for?
First the Portuguese, then the Dutch, the Great Britain.
Who claimed Australia for the British in AD 1770?
(Lieutenant) James Cook claimed the east coast of Australia for Great Britain in 1770.
What name did Great Britain give Australia?
When James Cook claimed the eastern half of Australia for Great Britain, he named it "New South Wales", the name still held by one of the states.
What sea captain first took possession of Australia in the name of Great Britain?
James Cook was still a lieutenant and not yet a captain when he named the eastern half of Australia as New South Wales, and claimed it in the name of Great Britain in 1770.
What part of Australia did James Cook take?
James Cook did not "take" Australia. He did, however, claim part of Australia for great Britain. James Cook was the first known European to sail up and chart the eastern coast of Australia, which he claimed for Great Britain under the name of New South Wales.
Which country did Captain Cook claim Australia for?
Captain Cook claimed Australia for Great Britain in 1770
What was the reason the colonists declared their independence from great Britain?
American colonists did not think that they were being treated fairly by Great Britain.
What did Australia do during the Civil War?
Australia was claimed by Great Britain and colonized by British prisoners. During the Civil War, Australia was still a remote outpost of Great Britain, with no appreciable effect on the war. Of the British colonies, Canada and Jamaica would have had much more of a bearing on the Civil War due to their proximity.
Where did America's colonists come from?
Great Britain
What was the main reason that colonist declared their independence from great Britain?
American colonists did not think that they were being treated fairly by Great Britain.
Did Great Britain get more than half of its exports from the American Colonists?
why did great britain get more than half of the american colonists exports in 1770?
