Question

How did an Italian navigator, John Cabot establish England's claim to the New World? He was hired by Queen Elizabeth to start new colonies. He was sailing for England and laid claim to American soil. He was a pirate who discovered American in his escape from Spanish ships. He was financed by the king to find a route to Asia.

Answer 1

The correct answer is B) He was sailing for England and laid claim to American soil.

Italian navigator, John Cabot established England's claim to the New World because he was sailing for England and laid claim to American soil.

We are talking about Italian navigator Giovanni Caboto (1450-1500). In one of his sailings, he arrived at the coasts of Canada in 1497 but he thought he had arrived in Asia. Working for the British, Caboto claimed that the territory belonged to the crown of England under King Henry VII. The king had ordered Caboto to explore and find new lands for the monarchy of Britain, and that is what he did, strengthened the maritime presence of England in the centuries to follow.