By: Liz Dorey & Amanda LeBlanc
JOHN CABOT
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
• John Cabot was an
Italian born English
explorer.
• He was born around
1455, in Gaeta, Italy
• In Italy he was known
as Giovanni Caboto.
GIOVANNI
• By 1461, Cabot was
living in Venice,
where he became a
citizen.
• He moved to England
in 1495. At the request
of King Henry IIV of
England.
EARLY YEARS
• John Cabot continued
in the family trade as a
merchant.
• He traded spices with
the ports of the eastern
Mediterranean.
FAMILY LIFE
• He married a venetian
woman, named
Mattea.
• They had three sons,
Ludobico, Sebastiano,
and Sancio.
“JUST LIKE CHRIS”
• In about 1490, Cabot
moved to Valencia,
Spain.
• Like Christopher
Columbus Cabot
wanted to explore the
Atlantic ocean.
FIRST VOYAGE
HOUSING AND TRAVEL
• Cabot sailed to Canada in 1497
• His ship was called Matthew
• He landed near Labrador Newfoundland (or Cape
Brenton Island). The exact location is unknown.
The Matthew
HOUSING AND TRAVEL
• The Matthew was a
barque just under
100 tons manned by
a crew of 18, led by
John Cabot.
• It sailed from Bristol
in may 1487.
• Its known to have a
triangular lateen
sail.
HOW THEY ADAPTED
• Cabot and everyone had
thought that a new route to Asia
had been found.
• Approximately one month later
he landed on the eastern shores
of north America (nfld).
•In 1497 he traveled back
realizing this was prime location
•Thus forming a lasting bridge
between the old world and the
new
CLOTHING
• They wore
conservative clothing.
• The Cabot women
don’t ware their fine
jewelry.
MAP OF GEOGRAPHIC AREA
• Looking for a shorter
route to Asia John
Cabot set sail in 1497.
• But he accidentally
found nova Scotia and
Newfoundland.
M.O.G.A. VOYAGE #2
• Between 1499 – 1500,
John Cabot and crew
set out once again.
• Thus reaching the east
coast of north America
and Greenland.
THE NEW WORLD
• John Cabot landed in
the new world on June
24, 1494.
• Where he put up the
French and English
flags.
CULTURE
• John Cabot was a
citizen of the
Republic of Venice
• His hero was the
Venetian explorer
Marco Polo.
• He was a poor man
so he worked in the
Bristol fishing
industry.
RELIGIOUS PRACTICES
• He was a Roman Catholic.
• His church believed that
they where apart of the
original Christian
community founded by
Jesus Christ
• He grew up learning his
religion in & out of
church. ex. Text book
reads from school.
LANGUAGE
• John Cabot spoke the
language of his home
land. Italian.
REFERENCES
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The Matthew
John’s map
John Cabot
John Cabot #2
Merchants
Giovanni Caboto
Family
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Cabot clothing
Cabot leaving
Title page picture
Title page picture #2
The route (map)
Culture
Culture#2
Clothing