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Cook's Journal CARP Exercise (1)

Cook's Journal CARP Exercise (1)

Q a. Context: when was this written? By whom? Where? [3 pts] b. Audience: for whom was this written? Why do you think that? [2 pt] c. Reliability: what evidence do you see of one of the pillars of environmental history? Which one and what citation is evidence of that pillar? [2 pts] d. Purpose: why was this created? Why do you think that? [2 pts] e. How does this connect to the lecture on Australia and New Zealand? [2 pts]

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The Maoris of New Zealand were first encountered by Europeans during Captain Cook's 1772-73 voyage. James Burney (1750-1821),wrote an account of the journey. New Zealand It was the Opinion of every body on board that all sorts of European grain, fruit, Plants, etc., would thrive here; in short, was this Country settled by an industrious people they would very soon be supplied not only with the necessaries, but many of the Luxuries, of Life. The Sea, Bays, and Rivers abound with a great Variety of Excellent Fish, the most of them unknown in England, besides Lobsters, which were allowed by every one to be the best they ever had eat. Oysters and many other sorts of shell fish all Excellent in their kind.