John Cabot
Cabot did not return to England after his journey around the Chesapeake Bay because
Historians say Cabot was killed in a shipwreck or he returned to England and died soon after arriving.
Some merchants in England
agreed to pay for Cabot's voyage.
Cabot sailed here on his first expedition
around the coast of Ireland and then west across the Atlantic
Cabot claimed this land for England
eastern coast of present-day Canada
Cabot wanted to find
faster and safer route to the East Indies by sailing west
Cabot"s exploration helped other explorers because
his voyage opened the way for English settlers to North America.
Cabot and Columbus both
sailors, explorers, and skilled navigator who wanted to explore the world and wanted to take part in the trade of silk and spices from Asia , thought the best way to get to Asia was to sail west.