Explorer:
John Cabot
Created by Mr. Roper
• John Cabot was born in
________________ around 1450.
• Cabot’s family were
_____________________ and traders.
• Traders from the ___________________
such as Tunisia, Egypt, and Turkey
controlled the trade routes to the Indies.
• These traders charged a very high
_____________ for things such as spices,
silk, and other goods to the Europeans.
• John Cabot wanted to get goods from the
________________ himself and not deal
with other traders.
• Like Columbus, Cabot believed he could
reach the Indies by sailing ___________.
• He thought it would be shorter to first sail
north and then head west.
• Cabot needed _______________ for his
expedition and asked King Henry VII of
England. The king wanted wealth and
new lands for England.
• In May 1497 Cabot sailed from
__________________ on the ship
“Matthew”.
• On June 24, 1497 Cabot reached North
America. He believed that he had landed
on ___________________.
• He named this area _________________.
He claimed this land for England.
• He never saw any Native Americans while
exploring this land, but saw signs of
human life.
• He discovered shallow waters called
_________________ that contained
many fish.
• Cabot returned to _________________
believing that he had found a route to
Asia.
• The next year Cabot sailed again with five
ships and several hundred men.
• One ship returned to England after being
damaged in a _________________ and
the other 4 ships were never seen again.
• It is a mystery to what happened to Cabot
and his crew.
• Cabot died never realizing that he had
actually found a new
_____________________.
• He did discover good ________________
waters in the Atlantic that are still used
today.
• He also claimed land for England that
allowed them to begin
___________________many years later.