1. Interactive Power Point

2. John Cabot was an _______________ born English explorer.
His given name was ___________________.
Italian
Giovanni Caboto
He lived from about ________ to ________.
1450
1498
Cabot spent many years traveling
from ___________ to ____________
to buy ____________.
Italy
Asia
spices

3. He moved to _____________ and became an expert sailor.
Venice
Cabot _____________ and had ________
sons.
married
three
He eventually settled with his family
in _____________.
England

4. Cabot is thought to be inspired by explorers like _______________ and believed that by sailing west from Europe, he could be find a shorter route to ____________.
Columbus
Asia
He asked the king of England, ________________, for financial backing for an expedition.
Henry VII

5. Cabot’s first voyage, in 1496 or 1497 ended in _______________
Cabot’s first voyage, in 1496 or 1497 ended in _______________. Not much is known about this trip but bad ________________ is thought to have been the cause.
failure
weather
He convinced his _____________ to fund a second voyage, again backed by
King Henry VII.
investors

6. He set sail in May of _________ aboard his ship, the _____________
He set sail in May of _________ aboard his ship, the _____________. He was hoping to find a Northwest passage to the Indies and China.
1497
Matthew
He arrived on the east coast of ___________ _____________ in about 50
days. He claimed the land for England.
North
America

7. This land though was not filled with the riches he dreamed of
This land though was not filled with the riches he dreamed of. It was mostly __________________.
wilderness
When he returned to England, the king gave him a large _______________.
reward
However, he was not truthful.
He told the king he found
a land full of riches, like
____________ and ____________.
silk
spices

8. The king was convinced to finance another voyage, this one was much _______________. He had __________ ships and ___________ crewmen.
larger
five
300
Very little is known about the outcome of this trip. They may have gone through bad _______________, one ship
had to stop in _______________
another in ________________.
weather
Ireland
Greenland

9. Some people think he may have explored the east coast of ____________.
Canada
What happened to John Cabot though is a mystery. It is believed that he died around the year ___________.
1498
Was he lost at sea? Did he explore Canada? Did he make it back to London? What do you think?

10. Cabot settled with his wife and three sons in England.
John Cabot moved to Venice, Italy.
John Cabot was born in Genoa, Italy.

11. Possible Routes of John Cabot:
1st voyage
2nd voyage
3rd voyage