James Cook

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James Cook had basic rations such as meat (pork, beef, mutton), potatoes, onions, tea, etc. He also had lime juice and sauerkraut to help ward off scurvy.

The aims of this first expedition were to observe the 1769 transit of Venus across the Sun (3-4 June of that year), and to seek evidence of the postulated Terra Australis Incognita or "unknown southern land".

He set sail from Plymouth, England in 1768 and arrived back at Plymouth to end the voyage in 1771.

However, it is important to note that James Cook did not discover Australia. This is a fallacy which has continued to be perpetuated through much of Australia's history. Cook was important for being the first to chart the eastern coast, but he did not discover it, by any means.

The Dutch were the first to record obsevations of the continent, doing so in 1606. Numerous other expeditions by the Dutch followed. Cook was not even the first Englishman to set foot on Australia's shores: this honour belongs to English explorer and pirate, William Dampier, who first landed in 1688, and again in 1699, many years before Cook.

A further point is that Cook was not yet a captain when he sailed on this journey.

Cook ensured he had a variety of vitamin-C rich foods on board ship. These foods included sauerkraut (pickled cabbage), lime juice, malt wort and a plant known as Cook's scurvy grass (Lepidium oleraceum).

Following Cook's reports of seals aplenty in New Zealand, ships dropped sealing gangs round southern New Zealand, and occasionally due to misadventure, they were never picked up!! These were followed by the Whalers seeking their bounty, but in both cases, the bounty soon was exhausted.

Some of these men married Maori wives. Firstly, for land ownership often followed the female line. And if an iwi (tribe) had a tame European they were better equipped to deal with traders, some of whom did not have the highest ethics.

By the early 1800s a working knowledge of English was a not uncommon Maori accomplishment, and the arrival of missionaries improved the penetration of the written word.

his father is William Banks and his mother is Sarah banks, You won't get your information by searching their names on Goggle. I already tried that so you have to search Sir Joseph banks name and try to find out about them

James Cook was an English sea captain. Contrary to popular opinion, he did NOT discover Australia, nor New Zealand, but he was famous for several reasons: On his first journey, departing in 1768, he commanded the 'Endeavour' on an expedition to chart the transit of Venus. Cook went on to search for Terra Australis Incognita, the great continent which some believed to extend round the pole. He first came across New Zealand, which had already been discovered by Abel Tasman in 1642. He spent some months there, charting the coastline. Nearly a year later, he set sail east, becoming the first known European to sight the Eastern coast of Australia, in April 1770. He continued north, charting the coast in some detail, before returning a favourable report to England. It was this report which convinced the authorities to colonise the Australian continent with convicts. On Cook's second journey which lasted from 1772-1775, he commanded the 'Resolution' and the 'Adventure' on an expedition to the South Pacific, disproving the rumour of a great southern continent, exploring the Antarctic Ocean, New Hebrides and New Caledonia. On his third journey, commencing in 1776, Cook visited and named the Sandwich Islands, now known as Hawaii, and unsuccessfully sought a northwest passage along the coast of North America. On his way back to England, he stopped at Hawaii again. After a boat was stolen by natives, he and his crew had an altercation with the Hawaiians. On 14 February 1779, Cook was speared by Hawaiian natives.

Cook made several voyages so set sail several times.

While the above answer is true, the three main voyages that Cook is remembered for are his Voyages of discovery. The dates that these three voyages set sail are,

First voyage departed from Plymouth on the 26th August 1768.

Second voyage departed from Sheerness on the 21st June 1772.

Third voyage departed from Plymouth on the 12th July 1776.

When James Cook explored the Pacific northwest, he was seeking a navigable northwest passage along the coast of North America. Had he found such a passage (which he did not) it would have significantly reduced the amount of time ships took to travel from Europe to the west coast of North America.

The Australian Aborigines never tried to kill James Cook.

Cook was killed by the Hawaiian natives.

Captain James Cook was the first to sight and map the eastern coastline of Australia when he was sent to observe the transit of Venus across the sun from the vantage point of Tahiti. The transit of Venus occurs when the planet Venus passes directly between the Earth and the Sun, and its unlit side can be seen as a small black circle moving across the face of the Sun. Transits of Venus occur in pairs, eight years apart, approximately once every 120 years. Cook's ship, the 'Endeavour', departed England, on 25 August 1768. Cook reached Tahiti in time for his crew and scientists to set up their instrumentation necessary to observe and report on the transit, which occurred on 3 June 1769.

James Cook's most famous voyage is arguably his first voyage when, in 1769-1770, he circumnavigated and charted New Zealand, and when he became the first known European to sight and chart Australia's eastern coast.

yes the navy did

He explored North America and Mexico.

Because captain cook died before most of them

James Cook was an English sea captain. Contrary to popular opinion, he did NOT discover Australia, nor New Zealand, but he was famous for several reasons:

On Cook's first journey, departing in 1768, his mission was to chart the transit of Venus. Commanding the 'Endeavour', Cook went on to search for Terra Australis Incognita, the great continent which some believed to extend round the pole. He first came across New Zealand, which had already been discovered by Abel Tasman in 1642. He spent some months there, charting the coastline. Nearly a year later, he set sail east, becoming the first known European to sight the Eastern coast of Australia, in April 1770. He continued north, charting the coast in some detail, before returning a favourable report to England. It was this report which convinced the authorities to colonise the Australian continent with convicts.

On Cook's second journey which lasted from 1772-1775, he commanded the 'Resolution' and the 'Adventure' on an expedition to the South Pacific, disproving the rumour of a great southern continent, exploring the Antarctic Ocean, New Hebrides and New Caledonia.

On his third journey, commencing in 1776, Cook visited and named the Sandwich Islands, now known as Hawaii, and unsuccessfully sought a northwest passage along the coast of North America, including Alaska. On his way back to England, he stopped at Hawaii again. After a boat was stolen by natives, he and his crew had an altercation with the Hawaiians. On 14 February 1779, Cook was speared by Hawaiian natives. This was a tragic end to the career of a noble and courageous explorer.

Captain's Cook's original mission was to observe the transil 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.

Yes. At the time, he was not yet a captain, but Lieutenant James Cook discovered Botany Bay in April 1770. Originally, he gave it the name of "Stingray Harbour", but the name was changed after he and his crew (including botanist Joseph Banks) landed and discovered such a variety of new plant species there.

The answer below is WRONG. The men of his time explored because they were looking for water routes to Asia so trade could be established. They also were used to gain footholds into new territory so colonies could be established. Sailing for the European kings was also a means to get rich, become famous, or given a governorship by the king later on. Columbus signed a contract that made him the "admiral of the Deep Blue Sea.". People like Cook also had contracts with the crown stating what the requirements of his explorations.

Captain James Cook's major exploration was arguably his first expedition. On Cook's first journey, departing in 1768, his mission was to chart the transit of Venus. Commanding the 'Endeavour', Cook went on to search for Terra Australis Incognita, the great continent which some believed to extend round the pole. He first came across New Zealand, which had already been discovered by Abel Tasman in 1642. He spent some months there, charting the coastline. Nearly a year later, he set sail east, becoming the first known European to sight the Eastern coast of Australia, in April 1770. He continued north, charting the coast in some detail, before returning a favourable report to England. It was this report which convinced the authorities to colonise the Australian continent with convicts.

James Cook's first expedition commenced in 1768.