JOHN CABOT

Birth and death

• Born in geona Italy in 1451
• Lost at sea in 1499

Background information

• Had 3 kids named Lewis, Sebastian and santias.
• When he was 10 he was a merchante with his dad.
• Became a navigator in 1470.

Interesting facts

• Swore he would do anything to make his country better but got lost at sea
• Had three kids

Sponsers

• King Henry VII
• Sailed for Italy
• Sailed with 200 european man in 5 ships

MOTIVES

• Riches
• Spices
• Grapes/wine
• Settlements
• Clay

ROUTES

• Italy-Asia-Italy
• Italy-Canada-Italy
• Italy-Mainland North America-Italy

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• made settlements in canada such as nova scotia
• Found a shorter route to asia then Christopher columbus
• Got silk, spices, grapes, and traded for wine
• Discovered in cape briton island

Impact

• Helped make new spices 
• Became one of the best citizens in italy.
• Found a shorter route to asia then columbus.
• Witch lead to new riches they did not have much of.

Work cited

• Gale Bio.com/ article john cabots journey
• Print source/ The World Book
• Website search/ Sweetsearch