John Cabot K X H D N A L E R I D L L A P Q Z T I K N A S U A S E J M Y D N N A U L N U O E V N R K G Z A P O V C P N T H N T N B E N Q A U N T X R C C X V I M J U O N O J U M O N O O W K L S P S S Y V M S H T H Z E U X A D E O I T W C G F I Q X Q S I L V S Y S B C W J F G R Q L R Z S P E O O T E Q G C R E V I A C B L S T L L A U P R B H N S B U T A I J V B T F B Y C W P P G A Q A W O E S O K Z Y N S V I S A K S E Q A N E I N B U T B X E T U R U Y H D F O L Y U E S T P I N I O R J R G T E P R B T F H K L I N B Z C X E E V O V T A F D A Q N E N O M E C L A A D E I I O V B O Y Y H D N N G L I C M E H U R N E Q N Y G P C B R M T R I O D A I V A I R C E S L A H C P D O S Z E E K F N N R P L O W M N P R H T K O L N C V O Q X Y T N I E G V Y E V N P E W S E I H W C E H M I M Q D O V F H I T U C A J D V E Z A F L G M R J F A Z G N N C N G T M W I N T H E T P I Y O D I R E T L M D A I H E N U O G P N K S M D V I Q X N X E T H I F Y L S F E I W M H Y I V P M E R X U A R Q H X N P U M G L A T K T S A O C T S A E N A C I R E M A N L O W N A D R P B D F H A L H L C Z J W Z W W N H S L C T E N P U T I N G T B H R V A L M T E I L G U C H E F S D R O F N G N R O G W Z Z N Y W Z R Q B A E X E L F I B F I V J J O T H E C V U I O N E Y S L B V M F V K R Q R D P V N O H R U B Q J Q Z N O R T H W E S T T H H L E N K N A E P O R U E O H F Q O N G I G C S A G K C GIOVANNI CABOTO(Cabots more southernly course, ITALIAN name) was born reaching Brittany instead in GENOVA, probably of England. On 6 August around 1451 (FOURTEEN he arrived back in Bristol. FIFTY ONE). When Back in England, Cabot he was a CHILD or possibly got well REWARDED a young man, he moved (a PENSION of 20 pounds to VENICE. One of his a year), and a patent was first ventures, possibly written for a new voyage. inspired by CHRISTOPHER Cabot became the second COLUMBUS, was to find a EUROPEAN to discover SHORTER ROUTE to the North America. The next west to find SPICES in Asia. year, 1498, he departed KING HENRY VII gave him again, with FIVE ships this a grant to sail from ENGLAND time. Except for one of with FIVE SHIPS. He chose the ships, that soon England because Cabot after depart made for felt the voyage from western an Irish port because Europe to eastern Asia would of distress, NOTHING was be SHORTER on higher latitudes. heard of the expedition, Cabot went to BRISTOL to or of John Cabot, ever since. make the preparations John's son SEBASTIAN later for his voyage. It was then made a voyage to was the SECOND-largest North America, looking seaport of England, and for the NORTHWEST passage during the past years (1508), and one to repeat (from 1480 onwards) Magellan's voyage around several voyages had been the world, which ended sent out to look for other up looking for silver LAND. It is believed that along the River Plate (1525-8). NEWFOUNDLAND may have *GIOVANNI CABOTO been found on one of *ITALIAN these voyages. *GENOVA Cabot had also made *FOURTEEN FIFTY ONE a voyage in 1496, but got *CHILD no further than ICELAND. *VENICE He later made another *CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS voyage with only one vessel, *SHORTER ROUTE the MATTHEW. It was a *SPICES small ship (50 tuns), but *KING HENRY VII fast and able. The crew con- *ENGLAND sisted of only EIGHTEEN PEOPLE. *FIVE SHIPS He departed on 20 May,1497 *SHORTER and he sailed to Dursey Head, *BRISTOL IRELAND, from where he *SECOND sailed due west to Asia - *LAND or so he thought. He *NEWFOUNDLAND landed on the AMERICAN *ICELAND EASTCOAST at 24 June, 1497. *MATTHEW He went ashore to take *EIGHTEEN PEOPLE possession of the land, *IRELAND and explored the coast *AMERICAN EASTCOAST for some time. Cabot's *CAPE BRETON ISLAND landfall is still unknown, *LABRADOR because of lack of evidence. *MAINE Many experts think it's *NORTH on CAPE BRETON ISLAND, *REWARDED but others look for it *PENSION in Newfoundland, LABRADOR *EUROPEAN or MAINE. When heading *FIVE home his sailors thought *NOTHING they were going too far *SEBASTIAN NORTH, so Cabot sailed a *NORTHWEST Learning With Puzzles™All Rights Reserved