John+Cabot

** The Voyage to **** Canada ** ** The voyage to **** Canada **** was longer than two weeks. It took a long time, but they eventually found land. Although they ** never **knew that the land they had found was not** ** Asia **** they soon realized that it was the unexplored part of **** Newfoundland ****. ** ** Viking Settlements ** ** Soon they decided it was best to venture about this unexplored part of **** Canada ****. When they were exploring they found some abandoned Viking settlements. They were curious about the new discovery and started to look around, they didn’t find much but what they did find was some old lumber from the abandoned houses. They soon had to move on so they looked around a little more then they started to venture of. ** ** Overall John Cabot made 2 voyages in his life, they were both successful. People believe that he died at sea, or found America and stayed there. **   **//__JOHN CABOT __//** Did you know nobody knew what North America was before the 1800’s? It’s true! **//John Cabot//**, an explorer, discovered North America by accident. **//John Cabot//** was an explorer in the 1800’s. __ WHAT WAS **//JOHN CABOT//** TRYING TO FIND? __ **//John Cabot//** was trying to find another route to Asia. He found North America when trying to find Asia. The country in North America he found is Canada. He took 2 trips both to Canada. **//John Cabot//** discovered the main land of North America.
 * John Cabot **
 * John Cabot was a great explorer who sailed to **** Canada **** in 1497. He was looking for a direct route to **** Asia **** . He never made it but he made a great discovery. **
 * The Big decision **
 * After a long decision John Cabot and some other great men went on a voyage to find a direct route to **** Asia **** to prove people wrong about the world being flat. They all knew how dangerous it would be but they took the risk. **
 * //__ By: Cameron __//**

**//__John Cabot__//** __found Landmarks!__ **//John Cabot//** and other explorers helped map Canada by finding landmarks in Canada. The explorers found a water route that went to Canada. His first trip was in 1497 and his second in 1498.Maps changed because **//John Cabot//** found landmarks in Canada. **//John Cabot//** was a very great man. I hope people keep finding new land and landmarks in the world J !!