Background Information
Sailing/Exploring
Major Facts
100
What is John Cabot's Birth and Death year?
1450 and 1499
100
What was the name of John Cabot's ship?
The Matthew
100
Which country sponsored Cabot?
England
200
Where was John Cabot's Birthplace?
Genoa, Italy
200
What was the year of John Cabot's first voyage?
May 2, 1497
200
Who was the man that sponsored John Cabot?
King Henry VII
300
Who was John Cabot's wife?
Mattea Cabot
300
What was the country that John Cabot first landed on?
Newfoundland
300
What is John Cabot's voyage starting point?
Bristol
400
What is John Cabot's real name in Italy?
Giovanni Caboto
400
John Cabot famous for exploring this land mass.
The coast of North America
400
Where is John Cabot's home?
Venice
500
What was the number of children he had?
3
500
What was the number of men on John Cabot's first major voyage?
18
500
How many ships were given to Cabot, on his first journey?
1
M
e
n
u