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John Cabot was born in 1451 in Genoa, Italy.
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John Cabot left with one ship, the Matthew. It was a small ship, weighed 50 tons and was 60 feet long. The crew had only 18 people! He left on May 20, 1497 He sailed to Dursey Head Ireland. From there he sailed due west toward Asia. Well, thats what he thought.
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He landed on the east coast of North American on June 24, 1497. John Cabot landed near Labrador on Cape Breton Island. He also found the island of Prima Vista and discovered what is now St. Johns.
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On July 20, 1497, John Cabot rowed ashore, put a flag in the new land of North America and claimed it for England.
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When John Cabot returned to Bristol, England in August of 1497, he earned a reward of 20 pounds a year from King VII.
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In 1498, he made another voyage with 5 ships.
One ship called in distress and made for an Irish Port. After they left for the voyage no one ever saw John Cabot again. Historians believe he was lost at sea and died. -
In 1508, John Cabot's son (Sebastian Cabot) made a voyage to North America looking for the Northwest Passage. He also repeated Magellan's voyage from 1525-1528.