Complete the sentence about James Cook with the correct year: In ______, his family moved to Airey Holme farm at Great Ayton, where his father's employer, Thomas Skottowe, paid for Cook to attend a school run by a charitable foundation.

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Correct answer: C. 1736

  1. Step 1: In 1736, his family moved to Airey Holme farm at Great Ayton, where his father's employer, Thomas Skottowe, paid for Cook to attend a school run by a charitable foundation. Answer: 1736. Why not the others: 1721, 1761 and 1706 don't fit.

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