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John Cabot
Chase McGill
Madeline Shrader
Elijah Fulton
Ellise Weatherspoon

2. John Cabot John Cabot was most likely born in Italy
The year he was born is 1450
in Italy he is referd to as Giovanni Cabot

3. More Facts In the 1480s he married a woman named mattea
When sailing one of the ships broke and had to stop
After all of his saling he had kids

4. John Cabot Information
John Cabot was an Italian sailor.
He sailed from England to Canada claiming land for England mistaking the North American land for Asia.
King Henry VII granted John’s request to seek out and discover new lands for England.

5. More Information
In May 1497 he left Bristol, England on the Matthew, a ship weighing 50 tons with a crew of 18 men.
He was looking for a faster trade route than Columbus’. Fifty days into the voyage he landed on the East coast of North America.
Some historians believe he landed at Cape Brenton Island or mainland Nova Scotia. Others believe he landed in Labrador or Maine.

6. Results
He explored the Canadian coastline and named many of its islands.
His ship sank before he could return home
When he landed he claimed land that is now Canada for England

7. Results He thought that he had found part of Asia but he did not.
He had his first voyage in 1496 but it was unsuccessful, so he had to turn back to England
He also explored land in the United States

8. John Cabot GOALS AND SPONSORS
John cabots sponsor is king Henry VII.
KING HENRY VII gave John Cabot permission to go to Asia.
John agreed to giving the king a fifth profit from any discoveries.

9. JOHN CABOT GOALS
JOHN CABOT wanted to find a route to asia that would be shorter from northern euope than columbuses voyege along the trade w