Explorers From England

John Cabot 

          John Cabot’s voyage was funded by England. In 1497, he left England, and set sail across the Atlantic. He found a large island called Newfoundland. Cabot also traveled south along the coast of present day Canada, but never found a path through Asia. On his second voyage, he disappeared and was never found or heard from again.

Henry Hudson 

          Henry Hudson’s journey was paid for by England. in 1607, he left England and set out to explore the Hudson River and Hudson Bay. the purpose for his voyage was to find a safe passage to the Orient. After his first voyage, he took three more voyages in 1608, 1609, and 1610.