The Life and Contribution to the Development of the British Empire of J

The Life and Contribution to the Development of the British imperium of jam CookI) IntroductionThe solve of this paper is to describe the disembodied spirit and the parcel to the development of the British Empire of one of the most important side explorers. It was in the second half of the 18th century when James Cook, earlier a poor farm boy, explored and mapped big uncharted areas of the Pacific and the Atlantic Ocean. However, James Cook was not only an explorer. He can as well be called a scientist he managed to introduce new principles into seafaring and cartography.For separate understanding, the paper is divided up into five chapters. The first chapter is the introduction, which throws light on the purpose and structure of the paper.The second chapter is a plan introduction to the situation in spectacular Britain in the 18th century. It helps to explain why and how the so called the archetypical British Empire was built up and later destroyed, and what led to the foundation garment of the Second British Empire.The third chapter deals with Capt. Cooks life and his three unique expeditions to the Pacific.The fourth part of the paper summarises Cooks achievements and his contribution to the development of the British Empire. The fifth chapter forms the conclusion of the paper.II) A brief introduction to the situation in Great Britain in the 18th century.Great Britain became a great world big businessman in this period. Under the leadership of William Pitt the Elder, Britains Prime Minister and at the same time a man who believed that the strength of the nations economy depended on overseas expansion, the country gained vast territories all over the world and the so called the First British Empire was founded.The reasons why Great Britain was so successful can be divided into four groups Revolutions the Industrial Revolution, a financial novelty and a revolution in agriculture made Britain the leading power in Europe. The excogitation of the Bank of England in 1694 helped to raise capital for colonial wars and to support British trade. At the beginning of the 18th century a series of automatic inventions enabled the building of the worlds first mechanised factories. A steam engine invented in1769 provided the power to drive machinery and thus enabled mass production of goods. The new ways of fashioning products more quick... .... Imprium. Praha BB art, 1999CD-ROMEncarta 98 encyclopedia. Cook, Captain James. Microsoft. CD-ROM.Microsoft Item X03-22823 meshwork siteshttp//152.105.19.10/scouts/nunthorp/seeonee/badgewk/historyhttp//www.britannia.com/history.http//freespace.virgin.net/chris.jones/ccsu72.htmhttp//freespace.virgin.net/chris.jones/ccsu73.htmhttp//geography.about.com/science/geography/library/weekly/aa101397.htmhttp//mmbc.bc.ca/source/schoolnet/exploration/cookdeath.htmlhttp//members.tripod.com/cuculus/cookbio.htmlhttp//winthrop.webjump.com/jcook.htmlhttp//www2.lucidcafe.com/lucidcafe/library/95oct/jcook.h tmlhttp//www.arcticculture.about.com/culture/arcticculture/library/yafeatures/bl-Cook1.htmhttp//www.bbc.co.uk/education/ scroll/voyager/history/hs_cook.shtmlhttp//www.captaincookstudyunit.comhttp//www.geocities.com/TheTropics/7557/cook.html http//www.jetcity.com/kirok/cook.htmhttp//www.lib.virginia.edu/exhibits/lewis_clark/ch4-25.htmlhttp//www.mariner.org/age/cook.htmlhttp//www.nmm.ac.uk/education/fact_cook.htmlhttp//www.pacificcoast.net/regent/cookbio.htmlhttp//www.south-pole.com/p0000071.htm