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Who led the English expedition in 1497?
John Cabot
John Cabot, Italian Giovanni Caboto, (born c. 1450, Genoa? [Italy]—died c. 1499), navigator and explorer who by his voyages in 1497 and 1498 helped lay the groundwork for the later British claim to Canada.
Who is Sir Francis Drake and what did he do?
Sir Francis Drake is best known for circumnavigating Earth (1577–80), preying on Spanish ships along the way. Later he was credited for his defense of England by raiding Spain’s harbour at Cádiz in 1587 and (according to many sources) by disrupting the Spanish Armada in the English Channel with fire ships in 1588.
Who was the person that sponsored the first British expedition to the New World for Great Britain?
One of England’s most adventurous sea captains, Sir Walter Raleigh was granted a charter in 1584 to seek out new lands.
Who set the first foot in North America?
Leif Eriksson
Five hundred years before Columbus, a daring band of Vikings led by Leif Eriksson set foot in North America and established a settlement. And long before that, some scholars say, the Americas seem to have been visited by seafaring travelers from China, and possibly by visitors from Africa and even Ice Age Europe.
Who was the first explorer to set foot on Asia?
” The English king sent me on an expedition to the Indies, to help England compete for land and wealth.” Magellan “I was the first explorer of my time to actually set foot on Asia.” Vespucci “A German mapmaker named a continent after me.” Balboa
Why did John Cabot go to Bristol England?
Historians had thought that, on arrival in England, Cabot went to Bristol, a major maritime centre, to seek financial backers. This was the only English city to have had a history of undertaking exploratory expeditions into the Atlantic.
Where did Sebastian Cabot go on his voyage?
In 1508–09, Sebastian Cabot undertook a final voyage to North America from Bristol. According to Peter Martyr’s 1516 account this expedition explored a section of the coast from the Hudson Bay to about Chesapeake Bay.
Who was the first person to sail around the world?
Vespucci “A German mapmaker named a continent after me.” Balboa “I was looking for gold on an isthmus, but I found something else that was just as important.” Magellan “I led the first expedition that sailed around the world.” Caboto “When I reached what I thought was China, I saw many white bears and very large stags that looked like horses.
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