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John Cabot

1) Where was John Cabot from? ______________________

2) When was John Cabot born? ____________________

3) Where did he learn to sail? ______________________

4) What was John Cabot’s real name? _____________________________

5) Why did he change it? _____________________________________________

6) Why did rich Englishmen pay for John Cabot to lead a westward expedition to Asia?

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7) What was John Cabot’s first ship’s name? ___________________________________

8) How many years after Columbus was Cabot’s first trip? _________________________

9) What province did Cabot sail to? __________________________________

10) Who did Cabot claim the land for? _____________________________________

11) How much did the king pay Cabot per year? _____________________________

12) When was Cabot's second voyage? _____________________________

13) How many men and ships did he take? ___________________________________

14) Where did Cabot want to go on his second voyage? _____________________________

15) What were the names of Cabot’s three children?

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16) Which son came with Cabot on his first voyage? ___________________________

17) How long did his first voyage last? _______________________________

18) What was the astronomer who Cabot was amazed by his teachings?

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19) When did Cabot die? _____________________________________

20) How old was Cabot when he died __________________________

 

 

Draw out Cabot’s two routes to the new world.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Across
1. CABOT’S FIRST NAME
3. NUMBER OF SHIPS CABOT HAD ON HIS SECOND VOYAGE
4. SON WHO SAILED WITH CABOT
5. NAME OF CABOT’S SHIP ON FIRST VOYAGE
7. COUNTRY CABOT MOVED TO IN 1495
8. COUNTRY CABOT WAS BORN IN
Down
2. PROVINCE CABOT SAILED TO
6. KING OF ENGLAND AT THE TIME
9. NUMBER OF CHILDREN CABOT HAD
 
 
 
 
 
 
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