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.