... , John Cabot could be the most famous, and certainly the most influential. John Cabot was an Italian navigator exploring for England. He is known for his fantastic voyages to the eastern shores of North America. Cabot opened up the door for the "Northwest Passage," a northern route to Asia. John Cabot was born ... issued "letters of patent" that essentially allowed him to explore wherever he wanted. Consequently, he gathered up a crew and 5 ships to go with him on his voyage. Sadly, he failed almost immediately because he was low on food, there was bad weather, and there were problems wi...

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