USA HISTORY

FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE

CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Most of Cabot’s wealth came from the ____ trade route.
A
Asian
B
Mediterranean
C
Indian
D
American
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Cabot’s Route Cabot and his crew sailed west and north, under Cabot’s belief that the route to Asia would be shorter from northern Europe than Columbus’s voyage along the trade winds. On June 24, 1497, 50 days into the voyage, Cabot landed on the east coast of North America.

Detailed explanation-2: -Once he gained full Venetian citizenship in 1476, Cabot would have been eligible to engage in maritime trade, including the trade to the eastern Mediterranean that was the source of much of Venice’s wealth. He presumably entered this trade shortly thereafter.

Detailed explanation-3: -Under a patent granted by Henry VII in 1496, Cabot sailed from Bristol in 1497 and discovered Newfoundland and Cape Breton Island on the North American coast. His voyages to North America in 1497 and 1498 helped lay the groundwork for Britain’s later claim to Canada.

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