John Cabot
1) Where was John Cabot from? ______________________
2) When was John Cabot born? ____________________
3) Where did he learn to sail? ______________________
4) What was John Cabot’s real name? _____________________________
5) Why did he change it? _____________________________________________
6) Why did rich Englishmen pay for John Cabot to lead a westward expedition to Asia?
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7) What was John Cabot’s first ship’s name? ___________________________________
8) How many years after Columbus was Cabot’s first trip? _________________________
9) What province did Cabot sail to? __________________________________
10) Who did Cabot claim the land for? _____________________________________
11) How much did the king pay Cabot per year? _____________________________
12) When was Cabot's second voyage? _____________________________
13) How many men and ships did he take? ___________________________________
14) Where did Cabot want to go on his second voyage? _____________________________
15) What were the names of Cabot’s three children?
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16) Which son came with Cabot on his first voyage? ___________________________
17) How long did his first voyage last? _______________________________
18) What was the astronomer who Cabot was amazed by his teachings?
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19) When did Cabot die? _____________________________________
20) How old was Cabot when he died __________________________
Draw out Cabot’s two routes to the new world.
Across 1. CABOT’S FIRST NAME 3. NUMBER OF SHIPS CABOT HAD ON HIS SECOND VOYAGE 4. SON WHO SAILED WITH CABOT 5. NAME OF CABOT’S SHIP ON FIRST VOYAGE 7. COUNTRY CABOT MOVED TO IN 1495 8. COUNTRY CABOT WAS BORN IN Down 2. PROVINCE CABOT SAILED TO 6. KING OF ENGLAND AT THE TIME 9. NUMBER OF CHILDREN CABOT HAD
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