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John Franklin Adventures
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First Voage
He went a ship to take part in the Battle of Copenhagen. -
His young days of war
He had entered the Navy at the age 14, went on a voyage to Australia, New Orleans, and had taken part in the Great Sea Battle of Trafalgar. -
Expedtion to the Arctic
His expedition in the Acrtic, ran out of food and were forced to eat leather parts of their clothes in order to survive. -
His tellings of going to the Arctic
On all 4 of his journeys to the Arctic he mapped 1200 miles of coast line, and also noted 663 plants. 1819-1822 -
His second expedition
'http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/page/f/franklin.shtml' His second expedition explored North America coast from the mouth of the Mackenzie River to Point Beechey -
Role as Governor
Served as the governor of Tasmania -
He offered to lead the expedition
He offered to lead the expedition, even though he had been retired for 20 years, even people still seemed to think he was best for the job, due to all of his expeditions and findings from before. -
Started his voyage to find the Northwest passage
Sailed on an expedition of 128 men to Canada in search of the Northwest passage. -
On his journey to finding the Northwest passage
'http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/page/f/franklin.shtml'
The ships on his expedition got trapped in ice, and even in summer they were not able to escape. The desperate and freezing survivers got hungry and were starving so it lead to cannibalism. 1846-1847 -
His last day in search of the Northwest passage
He died in search of finding the Northwest passage.