By Alex N., Ian, And Jordan

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