Question

What country did james cook sail for and why

Answer 1

James Cook was a naval captain, navigator and explorer who, in 1770, charted New Zealand and the Great Barrier Reef of Australia on his ship HMB Endeavour. He later disproved the existence of Terra Australis, a fabled southern continent.

Answer 2

james cook was a navigator and explorer who wanted to calculate the distance between the sun and earth but his main objective was to see Venus as it passed Earth and the Sun