Post on 03-Jan-2016
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John Cabot was born in Genoa, Italy in about 1450. When he was a kid, he moved to Venice, Italy. He was interested in exploring, because many people went to go find riches and he wanted to follow in their footsteps. When he was young he was a merchant and when he got older he was a navigator.
Personal Information of John Cabot
The purpose of John Cabot setting sail was to find a route to Asia, but he ended up in America and started in Bristol, England. He also was trying to find more land for England. The importance of his discovery was that it showed that there might be other lands to be discovered.
The Purpose of John Cabot setting sail
This is the trade route that John Cabot took.
John Cabot married a
girl named Mattea
and had three sons
Ludovico, Sebastian,
and Santo. After his
first voyage to America
he came back to
England to go ask for
another voyage and
they said yes. After
that him and three
hundred other men set
sail and they were
never heard from
again.
John Cabot’s Life
John Cabot was able to
map out the east coast of
North America and he
was able to map out the
way to get to North
America and the way
back to the west side of
England. He also brought
300 hundred crew
members on the way.
Mapping
John Cabot
faced many
obstacles such
as weather
(storms) and a
lack of fresh
water and food.
John Cabot
never made
contact with
Native
Americans
The obstacles he faced
John Cabot had 2
voyages. His first
voyage was from
Bristol, England to
the east coast of
North America he
also was able to
map where he was.
On his second
voyage he went to
find more land but
on that voyage he
disappeared.
John Cabot’s Voyage
Links
http://www.girlonawhaleship.org/jernapp/refCard.do?shortName=storms
http://users.rcn.com/farrands/explorers.htm
http://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/john-cabot.htm
http://www.georgehernandez.com/h/xMartialArts/Geography.asp
http://www.cindyvallar.com/superstitions.html