2. JOHN CABOT
John Cabot wanted to
find a trade route to trade
with Asian traders.
3. DATE OF BIRTH OF PLACE
He was born in 1450 in
Genoa , Italy.
He died in 1499 when he was
49 years old.
4. EARLY YEARS
His actual name was Giovanni Caboto.
His dad was a spice merchant.
John was a shopkeeper in Venice, Italy.
He had three boys.
In 1490, he moved his family to England.
5. HIS SHIP
John Cabot’s ship was
named “The Matthew”
He sailed across the
Atlantic Ocean.
6. ACHIEVEMENTS
He was looking for Asia.
He didn’t find what he was
looking for, but he found
Northwest North America
in 1497.
He explored the coastline of
Canada.
7. OTHER INTERESTING
INFORMATION
Some thinks he died in England. Some say he never returned from
his second trip.
8. CONCLUSION
Even though John Cabot didn’t find what he was looking for, he
was the second European to find North America (after Christopher
Columbus).
