What were the reasons for Captain Cook's travels?

Answer 1

For James Cook's first voyage, he was sent to observe the transit of Venus across the sun from the vantage point of Tahiti. Cook's ship, the 'Endeavour', departed England, on 25 August 1768. Cook reached Tahiti and observed the transit which occurred on 3 June 1769.

After observing the transit of Venus, Cook was under secret orders to search for Terra Australis Incognita, the great continent which some believed to extend round the pole. His mission was to make extensive notes and report of the nature of the land.

Answer 2

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.

Answer 3

The reason for Captain Cook's first voyage was to observe the transit of the planet Venus across the Sun. He was then under secret orders to travel west and make observations on any new lands he came across, and claim them in the name of England, provided they were uninhabited.

Answer 4

Captain's Cook's original mission was to observe the transit of Venus from the vantage point of Tahiti. He was then under orders to try to find the great unknown southern continent, and claim it for Britain. In so doing, he charted the eastern coastline, making extensive notes on the people, flora, fauna and prospective suitability for colonisation, and reported back to England.

Answer 5

He wantedto prove the people wrong and show that he was smart and talented to.

Answer 6

Captain Cook traveled because he joined the royal navy as a servant then became a mate then a master and he thought he would travel around the world to discover something new

Answer 7

Why and where did Captain James Cook sail.