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_________ _______ (Cabots
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_______, from where he
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________ name) was born in
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sailed due west to Asia -
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_______ (place), probably
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or so he thought.
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around _________ ____
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He landed on the _________
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____ (date).
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__________ at 24 June,1497.
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He went ashore to take
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possession of the land,
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and explored the coast
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When he was a _____
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for some time. Cabot's
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or possibly a young man,
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landfall is still unknown,
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he moved to ______.
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because of lack of evidence.
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Many experts think it's
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One of his first ventures,
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on _____ ________
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possibly inspired by
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_______, but others
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_________ ________,
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look for it in Newfoundland,
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was to find a _______
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_________ or ______.
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______ to the west to
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find ______ in Asia.
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When heading home his
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sailors thought they were
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____ ______ ___
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going too far ______,
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gave him a grant to
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so Cabot sailed a more
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sail from ________ with
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southernly course, reaching
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____ _____.
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Brittany instead of England.
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On 6 August he arrived
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back in Bristol.
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He chose England because
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Back in England, Cabot got
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Cabot felt the voyage from
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well _________ (a ________
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western Europe to eastern
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of 20 pounds a year),
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Asia would be _______
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and a patent was written
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on higher latitudes.
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for a new voyage. Cabot
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Cabot went to _______
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became the second
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to make the preparations
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_________ to discover
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for his voyage. It was then
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North America.
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was the ________-largest
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seaport of England, and
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during the past years
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The next year, 1498,
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(from 1480 onwards)
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he departed again, with
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several voyages had been
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_____ ships this time.
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sent out to look for
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Except for one of the
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other _____.
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ships, that soon after
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departure went to an
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Irish port because of
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It is believed that __________
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problems, ________
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may have been found on
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was heard of the
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one of these voyages.
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expedition, or of
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Cabot had also made a
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John Cabot, ever since.
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voyage in 1496, but got
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no further than _______.
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John's son ___________
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He later made another
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later made a voyage to
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voyage with only one
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North America, looking
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vessel, the _________.
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for the __________ passage
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It was a small ship (50 tons),
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(1508), and one to
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but fast and able. The
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repeat Magellan's voyage
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crew consisted of only
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around the world, which
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_________ _______.
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ended up looking for
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silver along the River
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He departed on 20 May,1497
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Plate (1525-8).
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and he sailed to Dursey Head,
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