John Cabot
Published on Nov 18, 2015
Savanah Frayer's John Cabot Presentation
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
John Cabot
By: Savanah Frayer
Background Info
- Born in 1450
- Moved to Venice in 1461
- Married Mattea
- Three sons Ludovico, Sebastiano, and Sancto
- Moved to England in 1495
Photo by kevin dooley
Untitled Slide
First Voyage
- Sent by King Henry VII
- Left in May 1497
- Landed in North America/Canada
- Founded the Cabot Strait
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"Matthew"
Untitled Slide
Second Voyage
- Also sent by King Henry VII
- Left in May 1498
- 5 ships and 200 men
- July 1498 one of ships found destroyed in Ireland
- By 1499 Cabot and fleet presumed "lost at sea"
Photo by richard_north
"The Cabot Strait"
Known For:
- He was the first to discover North America
- Helped create routes across the Atlantic
- Founded the 60-mile wide Cabot Strait
- Known for discovering Newfoundland
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