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John Cabot

By Jessy Jeffries

Birth

John Cabot was born in 1450 in the Italian

port of Genoa. John Cabot was born as

Giovanni Caboto.

Marriage

In 1474 John Cabot married a girl named

Mattea. They had three sons named

Ludovico, Sebastiano, and Sancto.

Moving

In the 1490's John Cabot, his wife, and their

three sons moved to the sea port of Bristol

England.

Sailing

The English King Henry V11 granted John

Cabot the right to seek islands and countries

of the West, East, and North sailing under

the English flag. Paying John a anormous

amount of money.

Explorering

On June 9th 1497 John Cabot reaches the

New World.

26 June 1497: Cabot begins his return

voyage.

Biographical info

On June 11 1498 John Cabot assembles a

fleet of 5 ships and 300 men. The fleet

headed north along the east coast of

America past Newfoundland in what is now

known as Canada.

Time line of John Cabot's life

1450- John Cabot was born in the italian

port of Genoa.

1461- John Cabot moved to Venice with his

family.

1474- John Cabot married a girl named

Mattea.

They had three sons named Ludvocio,

Sabatiano, and Santico.

1490's- moved to the sea port of Bristol

England.

1496- the English King Henery the V11

granted John Cabot the right to seek

islands, countries...

sailing under the English flag.

1497- John Cabot boards his ship the

Mattew, to explore the land across the

Atlantic, hoping to find a north west passage

to the Indies and China.

1498-John Cabot granted another patent to

undertake a....

second expedition- to take at his pleasere

V1 englisshe shipes And covey and let to

the Londe isles of late founde by sied John.

1499- the death of John Cabot

Resources 1

World Book, Inc. (2001).WORLD BOOK

2001.Chicago: World Book, Inc.

Resources 2

Content100% Educational Videos. (2004).

Early Explorers: The Age of Discovery [Full

Video]. Available from

http://www.discoveryeducation.com/

Resource 3: Timeline of John Cabot. (2006).

Retrieved April 5, 2011, from

www.history-timelines.org:http://www.history

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