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John Cabot
Giovanni Caboto (1450-1499), known as John Cabot in English, was an Italian explorer and navigator that discovered Newfoundland. He was sponsored by King Henry VII of England.
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Why was john Cabot important to America?
John Cabot (or Giovanni Caboto) was a venitian navigator of genoese origin. He was asked by Henry VII of England to mount an expedition to the North-West passage and the he established Cape Breton in 1497. His son Sebastian accompanied him on his voyages and during their service for the king Charles Quint they found the Rio de la Plata.
What did john Cabot claim for England after exploring the world?
He claimedthe east coastof North América
What places did John Cabot discover?
He's considered to be the first European to land on the North American continent (doing so in 1497) since the Norse did in the 11th century.
How many ships did John Cabot have?
He went on 2 voyages but it's unknown if he went on a third. And for all you people who are doing a project on him (like me) just say he went on two cause the third one was actually not a voyage it was a trip to visit a place that he passed but wanted to go back to on his first voyage.
What is the best fact about john Cabot?
john is an English explorer, he is famous for exploring the coastline of Canada.
How did john Cabot become famous?
John Cabot was an Italian explorer, He set sail in 1497 in two ships and discovered North America sighting Cape Breton and Nova Scotia on June 24th
What was john Cabot's planned destination?
John Cabot landed somewhere in eastern Canada in 1497, becoming the first European to reach North America after the Vikings around 1000 AD.
What did john Cabot call his land?
he claimed somewhere near Massachusetts, Maryland and Rhode Island, a little toehole.
What are facts about John Cabot?
John Cabot was an Italian navigator.
Giovanni Caboto (known in English as John Cabot; c. 1450 - c. 1499) was an Italian navigator and explorer whose 1497 discovery of North America is commonly held to be the first European voyage to the continent since Norse exploration of the Americas in the early eleventh century. The official position of the Canadian and United Kingdom governments is that he landed on the island of Newfoundland.
Ceil Cabot was born on March 8, 1927, in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
What was john Cabot's feelings toward native Americans?
by giving medicine and things for health and little gold
What was the name of John Cabot's ship that sailed to Newfoundland over 500 years ago?
the Matthew was the name of Cabot's boat when he went to Newfoundland
What was the purpose of john cabots exploration?
John Cabot set out to discover new lands as he was authorized by do by King Henry VII. He hoped to find a new route to Asia.
