Third voyage of James Cook

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/third-voyage-of-james-cook

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the voyage dates?July 12, 1776 – October 4, 1780
2. What is the secondary objective?To return Omai, a Raiatean man, to his homeland
3. What was Captain Cook's last voyage about?His final trip began on July 12, 1776, to bring back a man named Omai and secretly search for the Northwest Passage, a hidden sea route between the Atlantic and Pacific.
4. Why did Cook's crew stop in Hawaii?They needed a place to rest and get supplies during the winter of 1778‑1779, so they anchored in Kealakekua Bay on the island of Hawaii.

Northwest Passage: A hypothetical sea route through the Arctic Ocean connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, sought for centuries by explorers.
Admiralty: The British government department responsible for the administration and direction of the Royal Navy.
Pack Ice: Large, floating masses of ice that form in polar seas, posing significant navigational hazards.
Ethnographic Data: Information and observations collected about the customs, beliefs, and social structures of different peoples.