James Cook explored the Pacific for

On 25 May 1768, the Admiralty commissioned Cook to command a scientific voyage to the Pacific Ocean. The purpose of the voyage was to observe and record the 1769 transit of Venus across the Sun which, when combined with observations from other places, would help to determine the distance of the Earth from the Sun.

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Correct answer is England.

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James Cook was an important explorer in the Pacific and helped others to understand the Northwest. Cook understood the value of the Pacific Northwest. American furs were very profitable, and he thought that England should investigate settling and trading in this region. James Cook explored the Pacific for England in the late 1700s, understood the economic and political value of the Pacific Northwest and believed that American furs could be very profitable.