John Cabot and the Voyages to Newfoundland

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Trace the voyages of Giovanni Caboto (John Cabot) along the northern Atlantic coast and explain England's early territorial claims.

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European Exploration of the Northeast

2nd Grade · Social Studies · US-MA-SS

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Trace early European voyages across the Atlantic, evaluate explorers' motives and maps, and analyze first contacts with Indigenous peoples.

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3.T3.2Massachusetts Social Studies Standards · 5th Grade

Trace on a map the voyages of European explorers of the Northeast coast of North America (e.g., Giovanni Caboto [John Cabot], Bartholomew Gosnold, Giovanni de Verrazano, John Smith, Samuel de Champlain).