6A+-+Cabot

=JOHN CABOT= =__ Introduction__= John Cabot was born in possibly Genoa, Italy or Gaeta, Italy around 1450 and died in 1498 by his second voyage from England. Not much was known about his childhood, but we know his father was a merchant. Cabot moved to Venice in 1461, or possibly earlier, and became a citizen of Venice in 1476. He moved to England under the patronageof King Henry VII and change his name from Giovanni Caboto to John Cabot. He married a Venetian woman and had three sons. =__Purpose__= The purpose of his journey was to try to reach the riches of the Orient by sailing northwest across the North Atlantic Ocean. =__Route__= On March 5, 1496, King Henry VII gave Cabot his consent to set sail n a letters patent. John Cabot sailed northwest in May 1497 with twenty men on his ship which was called the Matthew. On June 24, 1497, Cabot sighted land. He returned from this voyage in August, 1497. In 1498, he sailed again, this time it was a bigger voyage, with five ships and 300 men.

=__Hardships and Challenges__= On his voyage he experienced storms, fog, floating icebergs,shortage of food, and disputes with the crew. John Cabot did not discover a new route to Asia, but he reopened European contact with North America and discovered rich fishing areas (The Grand Banks). On his second voyage, he and his ships were lost, and so it ended in a disaster. Although he did not discover a new route to Asia, he reopened European contact with North America and discovered rich fishing areas.

=__Interesting Facts__= - John Cabot believed the world was round. - He started out as a merchant in England like his father. - The Matthew had either 2 or 3 masts and could carry about 50 tonnes of cargo. =__Historical Contributions__= John Cabot founded rich fishing lands with lots of codfish. The name of these fishing lands was the Grand Banks.

If you would like to see a video simulation click below: __http://www.histori.ca/minutes/minute.do?id=10122__ =__Sources:__= __[|www.histori.ca/minutes]__ [|www.britannica.com] [] [] [] [|www.worldbookonline.com] Malam,John. __John Cabot.__ London: Evan brothers,1997. Champion,Neil. __John Cabot.__ Chicago: Heinmann Library,2001.