JOHN CABOT

WHO IS MY EXPLORER?

• John Cabot was born in 1450
• He had three sons named Lewis, Sebastian and Sanctus
• Very few things were known about him
• He died in 1498

WHAT DID MY EXPLORER DO?

• John Cabot was working for England when he made his first voyage
• Some people thought that he made it to North America
• In 1498 he made another attempt to find the North West passage to Asia with 5 ships
• He sailed from North America to Great Britain
• He claimed Canada as a British colony

WHERE DID MY EXPLORER DO HIS EXPLORATIONS?

• France
• Greenland
• Japan
• Northern Ireland
• Newfoundland
• Italy

WHEN DID MY EXPLORER GO EXPLORING?

• 1496
• 1497
• 1498
• In 1497 he travelled on a ship named The Matthew

WHY DID MY EXPLORER GO EXPLORING?

• He was curious
• He tried to find the Northwest passage to Asia
• John Cabot was trying to find a shorter trade route to Asia

HOW DID THINGS CHANGE AFTER HE DID HIS EXPLORATIONS?

• John Cabot is important because he discovered a brand new fish source for Britain off the coast of Canada
• After his voyages the European fleets would come over to fish there
• He discovered many places in Canada's east such as The Cabot Trail

HOW DID MY EXPLORER GO EXPLORING?

• My explorer went exploring with a crew
• My explorer explored with a ship named Matthew
• My explorer went exploring with axes and guns
• My explorer explored with animals

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT YOUR EXPLORER AND HIS DISCOVERIES?

• I think it's cool that John Cabot did lots of explorations
• If John Cabot did not do his explorations less people would know about him
• He was caring because he helped his crew