Captain Cook

What did James and his crew find on Easter Island?

carved massive stone heads

What instrument did James test for the navy that proved to very accurate in helping ships stay on course?

chronometer

What were the ships that James watched pass by carrying to London?

coal

When was Jams Cook born?

1728

How long did Cook's first expedition in the Pacific Ocean last?

3 years

When James was young, what ocean had been mapped for centuries?

Atlantic Ocean

What new land did James discover that had strange hopping animals?

Australia

What North American country's coastline did James Cook make detailed maps of?

Canada

Where was James Cook born?

England

What did the Endeavour run into off Australia's eastern coast?

Great Barrier Reef

On his way to search for a Northwest Passage what island did cook visit for the first time?

Hawaii

On his return visit to Hawaii in 1779, what happened to Captain Cook?

He was killed by angry Hawaiians.

What did James discover as he mapped New Zealand?

It was made up of two islands

What Ocean was still a mystery when James Cook was young?

Pacific Ocean

What river did James Cook map out?

St. Lawrence River in Canada

As Cook mapped North America's Pacific coast enjoying the sight of Native American totem poles, what did he discover?

There was no Northwest Passage.

In 1776, the British navy organized an expedition led by Cook to search for what?

a northwest passage from the Pacific to the Atlantic across the top of North America

What did James Cook discover about the southern continent on his second voyage?

it could only be in the frozen Antarctic and no people could live there

Who attacked when the Endeavour reached New Zealand?

the local people the Maoris

In 1768, why did James Cook and a group of scientist sail on the Endeavour to the Pacific Island of Tahiti?

to watch the planet Venus move across the Sun