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John Cabot Notes

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1. John Cabot was an _____________________ - born __________________________and navigator. In Italy, he is known a Giovanni ______________________. Cabot was born in ____________________, but moved to ____________________ in 1495. At the request of King _____________________ VII of England, Cabot sailed to ___________________ in 1497. He landed near Labrador, __________________________. Cabot claimed the land for ________________________.

2. Cabot explored the Canadian _____________________ and named many of its __________________ and _____________________. The mission’s purpose was to search for a __________________________ passage across North America to __________________ (a _________________ to Asia). Cabot was ______________________ although he thought that he reached northeastern __________________.

3. Cabot undertook a second, __________________ expedition in _______________. On this trip, _________________ may have reached America, but that is ____________________. Cabot’s expeditions were England’s first ________________ to ____________________.

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