The British Government wanted to expand its colonies. In 1767 the British Government commissioned Captain James Cook to sail to the South Seas to discover the Great South Land. Captain Cook was to claim the land for the British Government.
In 1767 the British Government commissioned Captain James Cook to sail to the South Seas to discover the Great South Land.
Captain Cook was to claim the land for the British Government.
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