Question

Which statement accurately describes Giovanni Caboto, also known as John Cabot?

A.
He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth I for his voyage around the world.

B.
He was an Italian explorer sailing for England who reached Canada and made claims for England.

C.
He led the English fleet that defeated the Spanish Armada.

D.
He organized England's first attempt to colonize North America.

Answer 1

I think it's D Because C was Walter Raleigh

Answer 2

Wait no B.

Answer 3

no no no you are wrong

Answer 4

what did he lead?

Answer 5

I'm not sure but all I remember is he was a maritime explorer who was comissoined by king Henry VII of England to search around the america's I think.

Answer 6

@Pocarii what about B

Answer 7

no not B

Answer 8

B or D

Answer 9

or D

Answer 10

it is..?

Answer 11

It can't be a because I'm pretty sure Walter was assigned to do that so...I think so it would have to be c?

Answer 12

yes C is right!

Answer 13

its C? A doesnt make sence

Answer 14

yes it is C that is what i have been trying to say all along

Answer 15

ok

Answer 16

i guess :) o_o

Answer 17

:D

Answer 18

Do you have any proof of it? Sorry I want my answer to be accurate. <.>

Answer 19

XD

Answer 20

XD lmao sorry I like getting information for my answers so I know them for later.

Answer 21

Ikr I even tried looking in the book maybe I'm at the wrong section...

Answer 22

@shifuyanli

Answer 23

Pretty sure he should be at the part about Elizabethan England and North American Initiatives.

Answer 24

i just learnd about that guy last year and i remember nothing about him XD

Answer 25

I mean C

Answer 26

XD It's okay and may I have proof please?

Answer 27

Sure hold on.

Answer 28

Kk thanks :D

Answer 29

While many think of John Cabot as an English explorer, he was actually from Genoa in modern-day Italy, where he was known as Giovanni Caboto. He was, however, commissioned by England to explore areas for the crown. He and his son's explorations furthered the English interest in profiting from exploration. However, it was not until much later that the English took an active role in exploring areas to the east. Christopher Columbus was also from Genoa. Consider what you know about the rise of the Italian city-states.

Cabot was the son of a spice merchant, Giulio Caboto, in Genoa. At age 11, his family moved to Venice, where he learned sailing and navigation from Italian seamen and merchants. In 1474, John Cabot married a girl named Mattea and eventually became the father of three sons: Ludovico, Sancto and Sebastiano. Sebastiano would later follow in his father’s footsteps, becoming an explorer in his own right.

In 1476, Cabot officially became a Venetian citizen and began conducting trade in the eastern Mediterranean. Records indicate that he got into financial trouble and left Venice as a debtor in November 1488. During this time, Cabot became inspired by the discoveries of Bartolomeu Dias and Christopher Columbus. Like Columbus, Cabot believed that sailing west from Europe was the shorter route to Asia. Hearing of opportunities in England, Cabot traveled there and met with King Henry VII, who gave him a grant to "seeke out, discover, and finde" new lands for England.

n early May of 1497, Cabot left Bristol, England, on the Matthew, a fast and able ship weighing 50 tons, with a crew of 18 men. Cabot and his crew sailed west and north under Cabot's belief that the route to Asia would be shorter from northern Europe than Columbus's voyage along the trade winds. On June 24, 1497, 50 days into the voyage, Cabot landed on the east coast of North America, though the precise location of this landing is subject to controversy. Some historians believe that Cabot landed at Cape Breton Island or mainland Nova Scotia. Others believe he may have landed at Newfoundland, Labrador or even Maine.

Answer 30

oh man thats a lot of typing :D

Answer 31

I can type pretty fast.

Answer 32

Omg thank you so much @FEARLESS_JOCEY you've helped so much ;u;

Answer 33

My computer is kind of slow though.

Answer 34

Your welcome!

Answer 35

And thank you all also for taking the time to help! ^^

Answer 36

Glad I could help!