Origins and Early Life
What was John Cabot's original name and where was he born?
Genoa, Italy.
Why did many explorers, including Cabot, want to find a westward sea route?
They were eager to join the race to the Indies
Who was the king of England that Cabot sought to interest?
King Henry VII
When did Cabot first sight land?
At five o'clock on the morning of June 24, 1497
What was Cabot given by King Henry VII as a reward and for an annual pension?
Ten pounds as a reward and an annual pension of twenty pounds.
Around what year was John Cabot born?
1451.
What motivated Cabot's interest in finding a westward route?
He wanted to find out about the spices and silks that came from northern China
When did King Henry VII promise Cabot five ships "to seek out, discover, and finde" territory previously unknown to Christians?
On March 5, 1496.
What did Cabot name the place where he first landed?
St. John
When did Cabot receive the power to impress six English ships for a new venture?
On February 3, 1498.
Where did John Cabot live after moving with his family when he was about ten?
Venice
What did John Cabot conclude about Columbus's first voyage?
Cabot concluded that Columbus was wrong, and that the land he found was islands
When did Cabot actually sail from Bristol on his first voyage?
On May 20, 1497
What did Cabot assume about the country where he landed?
He assumed the country was China.
When did Cabot's six ships sail out of Bristol harbor for his return voyage?
At the beginning of May 1498.
When did John Cabot move his wife and three sons to England?
1493 and 1495
What country did Cabot decide seemed most logical to sponsor his trip?
England
What was the name of the ship Cabot had on his first voyage?
The Mathew
What did King Henry VIII call the new territory ?
His "new founde land"
How many of the six ships that sailed out in 1498 were ever heard from again?
None, except the ship that ran into trouble off Ireland.
What city did John Cabot and his family settle in England?
Bristol
Before Cabot approached King Henry VIII, he had he turned down sponsoring that he was still upset about?
Christopher Columbus's brother Bartholomew
How many men were on the Mathew?
18
What name did the territory eventually become?
"Newfoundland," and eventually it was a province in eastern Canada.
In 1505 Juan de la Cosa drew a new map with Cabot's findings. What else did this newmap show?
Cuba, as an island