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JOHN CABOTBy Bryce Gearhart
JOHN CABOT WAS A YOUNG MERCHANT.
HIS TASK WAS TO FIND NEW TRADE ROUTES AND CLAIM LAND FOR ENGLAND.
ON HIS SECOND VOYAGE HE SAILED FROM ENGLAND ACROSS THE ATLANTIC
OCEAN AND TO THE COAST OF CHEAPSKATE BAY.
JOHN CABOT SAILED WITH ONLY ONE SMALL SHIP AND SEVENTEEN MEN
HIS MEN ALONG WITH JOHN CABOT HIMSELF, SPREAD DISEASES, CLAIMED LAND FOR ENGLAND, AND PROVIDED
NEW MAP INFORMATION FOR ENGLAND.
JOHN CABOT SAILED FROM 1497-1498
LIKE COLUMBUS HE NEVER KNEW HE WAS IN THE “NEW WORLD” HE ALWAYS THOUGHT HE WAS IN THE
WEST INDIES.
JOHN CABOT CLAIMED TWO DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE NEW WORLD
HIS ITALIAN NAME WAS GIOVANNI CABOTO
BIBLIOGRAPHY
SOCIAL STUDIES ALIVE PALO ALTO, CA:
TEACHERS’ CURRICULUM INSTITUTE, 2010.
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