How Did James Cook Influence History

“Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.” Benjamin Franklin was born on January 17, 1706 in Boston Massachusetts.His father was a soap and candle maker and he had a total of 15 children and two wives, Ben was the youngest son. Ben Franklin is most influential for being his contributions of science (electricity), his creations of the almanac/newspapers, and him also being one of the founding fathers of the Declaration of Independence.

Christopher Columbus is best known for his voyage across the Atlantic where he accidentally discovered America. He paved the way for future exploration and set the course for history. Although Columbus is known as a historical hero for this discovery, he committed many awful acts along the way. Therefore, this writer concludes that Columbus was more of a villain than a hero.

Proceeding along the coast, Flinders explored Port Phillip, which unbeknownst to him had been discovered only 10 weeks earlier by John Murray aboard the Lady Nelson. With stores running low, Flinders proceeded to Sydney, arriving 9 May 1802.

 made writings of detailed descriptions of the area he went----> he saw Americas as new continents

Which causes a bias between our thoughts on him and what he actually did. We see that Christopher believes he is a great scholar of his time. This is shown when he writes,” I discovered also the aloe tree, and am determined to take on board the ship tomorrow... I am told it is valuable” (Doc.5). Columbus takes credit for a discovery that is not his own. We also see through his writings he avoids certain details to not make himself the villain. Such as “I took some of the natives by force In order that they might learn and might give me information of whatever there is in these parts” (Doc 3). He took credit for information that was given to

Christopher Columbus is mainly known for being the one to uncover America. He had been labeled as a brave voyager who discovered new land, and started settlement there.

Christopher Columbus was famous for being the man to “discover” the New World. In America, he is widely revered as the man responsible for finding the country that exists today. Although well known for his admirable sailing skills and abilities, Christopher Columbus was anything but a hero and his legacy was nothing but a mere miscalculation. There is much more to the story of the explorer than what we were taught to believe was true. The only thing that was true was that he discovered a land that was not yet known by the “civilized” world. However, that does not cover up for the fact he was a murderer who basically erased the existence of the natives who inhabited the land previous to their arrival. To believe that every history textbook depicts him as this legendary person who discovered the Americas and his bravery was well recognized by the people that we created a

Alexander Hamilton recently rose to prominence again because of the hit Broadway musical Hamilton, and the book Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow. Previously Hamilton’s role as Founding Father has been diminished because he never became president, and he also experienced political scandals that were detrimental to his career. However, his lack of prominence as a Founding Father, has not weakened his actual impact on United States history and political system. Alexander Hamilton had an immense impact on American history, through both obvious and subtle means, that have resulted in the government and political system we have today. Some obvious contributions that he made to the current political system, include the position of Secretary of Treasury, which set precedent, along with his establishment of a national bank. Earlier than that, he was instrumental in the creation of the Constitution as we know it today, and also helped the Constitution pass in various states. Some more subtle ways that he has influenced American history include his contributions to the party system, as well as his role in getting Thomas Jefferson elected as the third president of the United States.

As history has shown, people who immigrated to America had dramatically made America’s culture and population diverse. This is important because this shows how America is one of the few countries around the world to accept people from different ethnical backgrounds and cultures. Both Bradford and Tan are influential people who share their experiences from having to immigrate to America or having parents who immigrated here from another country. William Bradford is a pilgrim who shares his experiences coming to America and his relationship with the Natives. Amy Tan is a Chinese-American who shows her experiences growing up with her mom who was an immigrant, and how she worked her way up to become a successful writer. Although Bradford and Tan

Before the 1700’s, the ethnicities in Australia were mainly restricted to only that of the Aborigines, and there were mainly only Aboriginal cultures present in Australian society, but by the 1770’s and the claiming of Australia for Britain, Australia became a melting pot of many different societies. Before the British arrived, Australia was made up of mainly Aboriginal and indigenous people who had lived in Australia for a long period of time. These people had no government nor specific social system, their existing form of “social classes” was simply kinship groups and small tribal groups. There were no wealthy landowners or any special “elite” people that were held at a higher standard in regards to society. The tribes usually kept to themselves, except for when trading, and the kinship groups were made of large immediate and extensive families. Over time, when the British moved people into Australia, this changed to model a more Europeanized society, like that of Britain. To kick off the large diversity in the ethnicities and the change in society of Australia, convicts, slaves, and various people were transported to Australia from Britain in 1778. These people were recorded in James Cook’s record books, and their ethnicities were recorded to help show the inflow of people into Australia’s society. With this flow of people from Britain

The war that happened with the French and the Indians, set a tone for future interference with the two ethnicity's of people, both together, other colonies around them and on there own. When I say others around them I mean the colonial Americans. Then continued to influence during and throughout the times of the American Revolution.

Many children in school have been taught that Christopher Columbus found America and that he was a hero when in reality he was a savage. There have been many important people in our history from scientists, mathematicians, and explorers and Christopher Columbus was one of them. He has always been known as one of the first and greatest explorers that discovered North America even though he never set foot on the North America continent. He rose from a small family to have great prestige and wealth.

Bradford helped organize the Mayflower voyage in 1620, which about 100 people joined to separate from The Church of England. “Of Plymouth Plantation” was written by Bradford in which he described the journey to the “New World” and some aspects of the Pilgrim’s life. William Bradford’s purpose of writing this historical account (“Of Plymouth Plantation”) was to inform readers of the future generations that would come to the New World about the hardships the Pilgrims had to endure, so generations to come would not have to go through the same sufferings; Bradford expresses fear/distrust and civility of his fellow Pilgrims through the use of tone.

Lots of explorers have been known to this Earth. Well in Australia there founder is James Cook. During the 18th century exploring unclaimed lands was huge, because there was a lot of land that was not claimed. It was hard to find because they had to sail they couldn't just fly around the ocean to see if there is any land. So when he found it it was important, when they claimed it for there land like England it made England a bigger Colony. When Captain Cook went on his Journeys he was sent by the King and/or Queen to go claim land. He was a deckhand on a ship, then he joined the British Navy. During Captain Cook’s time there was another explorer named, Alexander Mackenzie, he discovering the Southern Parts of Canada. They both were just

In taking a peak at a current history lesson taught in a classroom, the common outsider will likely find nothing wrong with its content or presentation. They hear many famous names and key dates of the famous people and events of the past and do not bat an eyelash because they learned history in the same way. On the other hand, if a historian were to walk into that same classroom, they would be incredibly disappointed by the fact that students are not really learning how to practice history. Granted, they probably learned about history in the same way at one point or another during their educational careers, but that was in the past and this is the current day. As science, technology, and other subjects advance, why is the general public resolved to allow history to remain in the past? Is it not possible for history education to progress as well? The answer is yes, it is possible and it needs to be done. There is no doubt that students enter school with preconceived notions about history, which are often sustained by teachers as they present the subject in their classrooms, in direct contrast to how historians actually practice history; however, wrongs can be righted and historical analysis can be integrated into student learning.