James Cook was chosen to explore. With his experience and skills, he was an ideal candidate for the scientific and exploration missions upon which he set out. His explorations were simply him following orders.
Cook's original mission was to observe the transit of Venus from the vantage point of Tahiti.
Cook was then under secret orders to try to find the great unknown southern continent, and claim it for Britain. In so doing, he charted the eastern coastline of what he called "New South Wales" (now Australia), making extensive notes on the people, flora, fauna and prospective suitability for colonisation, and reported back to England.
It is significant that, contrary to popular belief, James Cook did not discover Australia. The continent he explored had been discovered over 150 years before, by the Dutch and possibly even the Portuguese before then.
It was upon the success of this first mission which then caused Cook to be selected for later, specific missions.
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Captain James Cook in 1778.
No middle name, just James Cook
There were six children Elizabeth, Joseph, George, Nathaniel, Hugh and James
Captain James Cooks hobbies were to sail ships (improvement) Listen to sailors' myth
it disapeared -_-
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Captain James Cook in 1778.
captain james cook found it
No middle name, just James Cook
There were six children Elizabeth, Joseph, George, Nathaniel, Hugh and James
One of the crew on Captain James Cooks ship.
there were 42 people on cooks ship
Captain James Cooks hobbies were to sail ships (improvement) Listen to sailors' myth
captain James cooks backround was scotish.
he did not kill any aboriginals but he did get stabbed to death by some Hawaiian natives :(
Captain James Cook was born in Marton, a village near Middlesbrough in North Yorkshire, England, in 1728. He later moved to the nearby town of Whitby, which played a significant role in his early maritime career. Whitby is often associated with his legacy, as it was here that he developed his seafaring skills and embarked on his exploration journeys.