Captain James Cook was a great explorer. Before he 1 exploring, maps of the Pacific Ocean were almost empty. He 2 hundreds of islands across the Pacific Ocean and put them in the 3 places on the map. He made maps of the coastlines of Australia and New Zealand.
James Cook was born in England in 1728. His parents were poor farm workers. When James was 18, he found a 4 on a coastal ship for John Walker. He got his first taste for sailing as a navy apprentice (学徒) with Walker's small ship. Cook studied math, navigation, and astronomy. These were skills that would be 5 if he were to command his own ship. In 1755, Walker offered him the command of his own ship, but he didn't 6 this chance. When he was 27 years old, he 7 the Royal navy. He fought in Canada in a war against France, and he mapped some of the eastern coasts of Canada. In 1768, King George made him Captain of a ship and sent him to the Pacific. Nearly three years later, he returned and was seen as a national 8.
He started his third voyage in 1776. He was the first 9 to visit Hawaii. Then, he mapped the western coast of North America. After that he returned to Hawaii. 10, there was some trouble between the Hawaiians and the white men. Cook was killed in a fight against the local.
