John Cabot
By: Jordyn Marquis
John Cabot's Background
John Cabot's Achievements/Discoveries
John Cabot's Impact on World Or World Today
Interesting Facts
- John Cabot's real name was Giovanni Caboto.
- John Cabot's ship name was "The Mathew."
- John Cabot went on the ship with 18 men as his crew and it weighed 50 tons.
- On Cabot's second voyage, on the way back peolpe believe his ship sank because they lost contact with England and the ship was never found.
- John Cabot went to Newfoundland twice and the first time he didn't touch land but the second time he touched land near Maine and Quebec.
- John Cabot's sons were named Lewis, Sebastian, and Santius.
3 Websites About Cabot
Citations
http://www.frankguarini.com/honors-and-distinctions/ Picture
http://www.heritage.nf.ca/exploration/cabot_leaving_bristol.html Picture
http://www.ebookcenter.biz/Books/ON/B1/E1583R2959/04MB1583.html Picture
http://www.wlcsd.org/Loonlake.cfm?subpage=1487752 Background
http://www.biography.com/people/john-cabot-9234057 Background
http://www.history.com/topics/exploration/john-cabot Achievements
http://johncabotdatabase.weebly.com/impacts-on-the-world.html Achievements
http://johncabotdatabase.weebly.com/impacts-on-the-world.html Impact on World
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJOvmicAGjw Video
http://www.cmhg.gc.ca/cmh/image-20-eng.asp?page_id=17 Picture
http://americanindianshistory.blogspot.com/2011/09/voyage-of-john-cabot-ot-labrador-in.html Picture
http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/explorers/cabot.htm Interesting Facts