HI410 Lecture 1: History-Midterm-Study-Guide
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Name a few things columbus and cabot have in common. What was the modern world"s first superpower? (it was the superpower during this time too) In 1578, elizabeth sends humphrey gilbert to explore. What was the first major turning point in u. s. Upon returning to roanoke island in 1590, what. 1497: both grew up in genoa, italy, both looked for a western waterway to asia, both sought sponsorship from king henry vii, both were the first explorers to reach the. New world for their respective nation sponsors: both used very modest ships and crew. [columbus had 3 ships, the nina, the pinta, and the santa maria, cabot had one, the. Matthew: both thought [till their dying day] that they reached asia. After his fourth voyage, columbus received fame and fortune. Cabot didn"t make it back from his second voyage in 1498. She knew england needed a bigger navy to explore an colonize, and compete with the spanish.