“Digging Deeper” Questions
Place/Date of Birth:
Cabot was born in Venice, Italy, in 1450.
Sponsoring Country:
King Henry VII, from England.
Motivation/Reason for Exploring:
Cabot wanted to find a shorter route to China to trade goods.
Route of Exploration:
Cabot went up, discovering the Northwest Passage, and landed in
Newfoundland.
What might have caused Cabot’s disappearance?
John Cabot’s disappearance may have been caused by storms, because
one of his 5 ships returned because of damage.
What did John Cabot do for his hobbies?
Many people think that John Cabot enjoyed sailing and mapmaking.
Important Dates:
1474, John married a girl named Mattea. They had 3 sons.
1497, John started out on first expedition.
1498, Cabot goes on second expedition.
Date/place of death:
In 1498, John went off for his second expedition. One of his five ships
returned, the others, with Cabot, were never seen again.
Impact:
John Cabot found Newfoundland and the Northwest Passage, and was
the second person to discover North America, After Christopher
Columbus.
Did any of John Cabot’s sons become explorers?
Yes. Sebastiano Cabot became an explorer after his father’s
disappearance.
Picture Source-
Ober, Fredrick A. John Cabot. 2011. Photograph.
Picture Source-
Http://www.nndb.com/people/679/000095394/.
Voyages of John Cabot. 2006. Photograph.
Allaboutexplorers.com/explorers/Cabot. By Gerald Ungest
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Other SourcesPetrie, Kristin. John Cabot, Viking Drive: abdo publishing company, 2004,
print. Ober, Fredrick A., G. E. Weare, David Boyle, and George P. Winster
"John Cabot." NNDB: Tracking the Entire World. Soylent, 2011. Web. 12 Dec.
2011. <http://nndb.com/>.