What did john Cabot hope to discover?

Answer 1

On his first voyage he worked as a navigator because of his past work as a mapmaker. He left Bristol in 1496 hoping to find a shorter route to Asia. He did not reach Asia as he had hoped because he ended up having to turn back due to bad weather, shortage of food and problems with the crew.

Answer 2

After hearing the false report that Columbus had found a sea route to Asia by sailing west across the Arlantic Ocean, John Cabot tried to find a more direct route by sailing farther to the northwest.

Answer 3

John Cabot hoped to discover a route to the west, or known as Asia,and he did and called it newfoundland