The Story of the World - Early Modern Times Chapter 24

Captain James Cook was hired by the English government to sail to Tahiti and look at the planet (a)  

When Captain Cook discovered Australia, he named the place where he landed ____ Bay because of the many strange new plants he saw.

• Bombay

• Beijing

• Botany

He explored the coast of Australia and called the land ____because it reminded him of one of the parts of Great Britain.

• New South Wales

• New Mexico

• New Zealand

When England lost the American colonies, it began to send its prisoners to ancient ships moored in the rivers called _____.

• hermits

• hulks

• habitats

The first English colony in Australia was named (a)  

The _____ were the natives who lived in Australia.

• Astronauts

• Accountants

• Aborigines

After sailing to Tahiti, Captain Cook’s secret mission was to _____.

• find the Northwest Passage

• sail south and find the Great Southern Continent

• sail south to Antarctica

• study the plant life of Tahiti

Captain Cook and his men sailed around two large mountainous islands that form the country of ______.

• Australia

• Antarctica

• Hawaii

• New Zealand

The people of Hawaii treated Captain Cook well because _____.

• he told them King George had sent him

• they thought he was a god

• he brought them gold and silver trinkets

• all of the above

What finally happened to Captain Cook?

• He was killed by some of his own sailors.

• He froze to death while exploring Antarctica.

• Hawaiian natives killed him.

• No one knows what became of him.