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Yale University

Avalon Project: Letters Patents of King Henry Vii Granted Unto John Cabot

For Students 9th - 10th

A copy of Henry VII's letter granting John Cabot permission to explore the New World and claim what he finds for England. Difficult to read, but an important primary source document.

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British Library

British Library: The Search for a Northwest Passage

For Students 9th - 10th

Historical overviews and associated images that document the search, by European explorers, for the elusive Northwest Passage through the North American continent to the Pacific. Discusses, among others, the explorations of Cabot,...

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Canadiana: Cabot Discoverer of North America

For Students 9th - 10th

The full text chapter of the book "JOHN CABOT, THE DISCOVERER OF NORTH AMERICA AND HIS SON SEBASTIAN," published in 1896. A page by page reproduction.

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Walled Lake Consolidated Schools

Loon Lake Elementary School: Sebastian Cabot

For Students 3rd - 5th

A biography of Sebastian Cabot (1484-1557), the second son of English explorer John Cabot. He sailed to North America and explored its eastern coastline. He also made a voyage to South America. This site has a Google widget that will...

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