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14 de ago. de 2021 · In 1787 HMS Bounty leaves England and sails halfway round the world to Tahiti in the south seas. The captain of the ship is William Bligh, and his First officer is Fletcher Christian. The...
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HISTORIC ARTICLE. Apr 28, 1789 CE: Mutiny on the Bounty. On April 28, 1789, 18 crewmembers of the British trade ship Bounty mutinied against their captain while sailing in the remote South Pacific. Grades. 9 - 12. Subjects. Anthropology, Geography, Physical Geography, Social Studies, World History. Photograph. HMS Bounty.
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The ship was built in Hull, England in 1784 and was first called Bethia. In 1787 the ship was rebuilt to carry breadfruit trees. Heat and water were added to the cabins so the trees would survive in cold weather. The British government was hoping the breadfruit trees growing wild in Tahiti could be grown in Jamaica. This would provide cheap food fo...
The Bounty reached Tahiti on 25 October 1788. She had been at sea for ten months. The crew stayed for five months and lived on the island. They collected 1015 breadfruit plants. The crew were very happy living in Tahiti and Fletcher Christianfell in love with a Tahitian girl named Maimiti. They did not want to have another long journey and go back ...
Pitcairn Island is a remote island in the Pacific Ocean. The Polynesians knew about the island and people had once lived there. There was nobody living on Pitcairn when it was discovered by an English sailor, Philip Carteret on 2 July 1767. He made a mistake and marked it on the map 200 miles from its real location. The people from the Bounty had t...
Lieutenant William Bligh was able to sail the small boat 6500 km back to Batavia. He returned to England and reported the mutiny to the Admiralty on 15 March 1790. On 7 November 1790, HMS Pandora was sent to Tahiti look for the Bounty and to bring back the mutineers for punishment. The Pandora was able to capture the mutineers left on Tahiti, but c...
11 de set. de 2015 · English listening practice - Oxford Bookworms - Mutiny on the Bounty. Learn English Speaking Full Course. 1.78K subscribers. 14. 3.2K views 7 years ago. Android App Learn English:...
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5 de set. de 2023 · The Bounty returns to England with Christian in command. This means arrest and court-marshal for the crewmen, who are extradited from their adopted country. And, in Byam’s case, have lived to...
MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY Two hundred years ago life on a sailing ship was not easy. You ate hard bread and bad meat. You worked night and day, often cold and wet and hungry. You saw no land for months and months. ·There were dangerous storms and many accidents; some ships never came home again. In 1787 HMS Bounty leaves England and sails halfway
Há 2 dias · The mutiny on the Bounty is one of the most well known mutinies that ever occurred in the British Royal Navy. On 28 April 1789, master’s mate Fletcher Christian, along with 18 mutineers, took control of the Bounty and cast the captain, Lieutenant William Bligh, and 18 of his men adrift in the Pacific Ocean in a small boat.
