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English king Henry VII granted John Cabot the right to seek islands and countries of the heaten towards the west, east, and north sailing under the English flag.
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John boards his ship, The Matthew, to explore the lands across the Atlantic, hoping to find a north west passage to the Indies and China, he returns June 26th that same year.
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John reaches the New world at either cape Breton Island or Labrador
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John and his crew of the Matthew land home in Bistrol and John is granted a pension from King Henry VII
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Cabot reaches the east coast of Greenland which he names Labradors land
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John is granted another patent, 5 ships, and 300 men to undertake a 2nd exhibition
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After the journey was made too difficult by geological obstacles the team turned south along the coast of Greenland
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He accompanied French explorer Giovanni da Verrazano oh his exploration of the Atlantic coast of Canada
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On this day he also leads his first voyage to north America
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his second voyage had 3 ships and 110 men
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Young Samuel boards a a ship with his uncle and navigates the Caribbean making him an early traveler and geographer
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Champlain visits the new world down the St. Lawrence. He begins to establish a relationship of the inhabitants native to this area.
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Champlain fights with the allies he made previously against the mohawk tribe
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The fort ended up with less than 60 people it didn't work out it was later surrendered to the British in 1627
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Upon returning to France asked for help from them to help save the young colony that was in ruin when he tried to take over Quebec. Quebec was then restores to France in1632 by the treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye
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