John+Cabot


 * Cabot sailed shortly after Columbus, arriving in North America in 1497 while searching for the Northwest passage. European nations were interested in a shorter route to Asia, particularly China where they were conducting trade and gaining wealth along the "Silk Road." **

School Library Print Resources
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 * [[image:http://books.google.com/books?printsec=frontcover&frontcover&img=1&zoom=1&vid=ISBN0791064387 height="90"]] || 921 CAB || [[image:http://mcee.xaaa.scoolaid.net/theme/opals/image/medium/book.png]] || John Cabot and the rediscovery of North America **by** Shields, Charles J. **Published:** 2001. ||
 * [[image:http://books.google.com/books?printsec=frontcover&frontcover&img=1&zoom=1&vid=ISBN0399225277 height="90"]] || 910 FRI || [[image:http://mcee.xaaa.scoolaid.net/theme/opals/image/medium/book.png]] || Around the world in a hundred years: from Henry the navigator to Magellan **by** Fritz, Jean. **Published:** c1994. ||


 * REF 910.9 Gro || [[image:http://mcee.xaaa.scoolaid.net/theme/opals/image/medium/book.png]] || Grolier student library of explorers and exploation. **Published:** c1997. ||


 * REF 031 WOR V.16 || [[image:http://mcee.xaaa.scoolaid.net/theme/opals/image/medium/book.png]] || The World Book encyclopedia. **Published:** c2011. ||

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Internet Resources
Cabot from Enchanted Learning

Timeline of Cabot's Life

Cabot from Britannica Online Encyclopedia

Google book preview of John Cabot

Google book preview of John Cabot and the Journey to North America

Cabot from Discover's Web with many additional links

History of the United States ebook - Cabot pg. 23