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John Cabot lived from about 1450-1499. He was an Italian English explorer and navigator. In Italy, he is known as Giovanni Cabot (which is his original name). Cabot was born in Italy but moved to England in 1495. At the request of King Henry VII of England, Cabot sailed to Canada in 1497, commanding the small ship called "Matthew." Cabot landed near Labrador, Newfoundland, or Cape Breton Island (the exact spot is uncertain) on June 24, 1497. One of John Cabot's three sons, the explorer Sebastian Cabot, accompanied him on this trip. Cabot claimed the land for England.

Cabot explored the Canadian coastline and named many of its islands and capes. The mission's purpose was to search for a Northwest passage across North America to Asia (a seaway to Asia). Cabot was unsuccessful, although he thought that he had reached northeastern Asia. Cabot undertook a second, larger expedition in 1498. On this trip, Cabot may have reached America, but that is uncertain. Cabot's expeditions were the first of Britain's claims to Canada. John Cabot died in England in 1499.

Francis Drake (1545-1596) was a British explorer, slave-trader, privateer in the service of England, mayor of Plymouth, England,he was also a naval officer. Drake led the second expedition to sail around the world in a voyage lasting for three years. Queen Elizabeth I told Drake to go on the expedition together with John Winter and Thomas Doughty.She sponsored their voyage. They left Plymouth, England, on December 13, 1577, with six ships. They sailed to Brazil, and through the perilous Strait of Magellan. At Tierra Del Fuego natives gave Drake and his crew food and water. They sailed by Panama, where he pirated Spanish ships and settlements for food and treasures. He landed on the island of Cano, off the coast of southern Mexico. In North America, he claimed the land he called "Nova Albion" for the Queen. They then crossed the Pacific Ocean and sailed by Indonesia, through the Indian Ocean, past the Cape of Good Hope, and back to Plymouth, England, in 1580. Upon his return, the Queen rewarded Drake with a large sum of money (£10,000).