What were John Cabots main voyages?
There are only two main voyages. There was one in 1496, Cabot set out from Bristol with one ship, but was forced to turn back following disputes with his crew. These were the two important ones: 1. In May 1497, King Henry VII commissioned Cabot to sail west and claim new lands for England. The voyage led to an unexpected new land – not the Far East, as Caboto had hoped, but the eastern coast of an immense continent. Cabot sailed west from Bristol in a small ship, the Matthew, with a crew of 18 men. He sighted land on June 24. Cabot had probably reached either the island of Newfoundland, Canada, or Cape Breton Island, which is now part of Nova Scotia, Canada. He claimed the land for England. Cabot believed he had reached Asia. He landed on the American eastcoast at 24 June, 1497 , but his landing-place is a matter of much controversy. He went ashore to take possession of the land, and explored the coast for some time, probably departing at 20 July. At 6 August he arrived back in Bristol
