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CAPTAIN JAMES COOK By: Lyn
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JAMES COOK PICTURE
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FUN FACTS -- he was killed when he got stabbed and clubbed on the head. -- he was an 18 th century explorer -- he was a navigator --
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WHAT MOTIVATED JAMES COOK He wanted to study the transitions of Venus then was ordered to try to find a southern continent
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WHO HE WAS SPONSORED BY He was sponsored by the Royal Geographic Society
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WHAT DID HE ENCOUNTERED Encountered means meet He encountered the Hawaiians’ that killed him He encountered and mapped the Island New Zealand
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EASY BIB http://geography.about.com/cs/captaincook/a/jamescook.htm By Matt Rosenburg http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/cook_captain_ja mes.shtml By BBC History http://www.jamescook.cz/en/james-cook-and-his-expeditions/
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