John Cabot..

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from Google(young John Cabot)

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from Google(old John Cabot)

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from Google(left) Question 6

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from Google (right) Bonus Question

1. These two pictures are both portraits of John Cabot. I think it makes a good comparison because one is the picture of an old man and the other one is approximately in his late thirties. In both pictures, John Cabot is wearing a cap. In the picture on the left, he has a long beard. He's looks old but healthy. In the other picture, John Cabot is sitting in a chair. He looks very energetic. Maybe it was drawn right after he succeeded in exploring new lands.

2. (1) John Cabot was Italian

(2) John Cabot's ship the "Matthew" was named after his wife

(3) John Cabot was a lifelong friend of Christopher Columbus

(4) John Cabot went to Enland to seek sponsorship from King Henry VII

(5) John Cabot discovered Newfoundland

(6) John Cabot never returned from his second expedition to Newfoundland

(7) John Cabot was born in Gaeta

(8) John Cabot approached the kings of Spain and Portugal for sponsorship

(9) John Cabot was acclaimed as a hero by his sponsors

(10) John Cabot was the first Englishman to discover the main land of North America

3. He found Newfoundland, and he brought English to North America.

4. He wanted to find a sea route westward to China and Japan.

5. He never returned from his second expedition. No one knows what happened to him.

7. After Christopher Columbus came back from his voyage, King Henry VII decided to have someone go on an expedition for England. He firmly chose John Cabot. John Cabot went on his voyage navigating his ship, the "Matthew". He found Newfoundland! John Cabot returned to England, hailed by people as a hero. The news he brought back, that there were a lot of cods in that region, made a lot of European fishermen fish there. By that time, John Cabot was on his second expedition to discover more things about the new lands. Sadly, he never came back, and no one know what happened to him. Three years later, a Portuguese explorer found people in Newfoundland. They kidnapped some of the native people, but all the native people died. People soon forgot about these people because they were much more interested in the fish. All people know about the native people is that they are gentle and they have a strong sense of shame. They seem to be slaves.