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John Cabot was commanded by the English in 1497. They wanted Cabot to head across the Atlantic Ocean. The English wanted to find a northern route to go to Asia. On his exploration, Cabot encountered a large island and he named it Newfoundland. Cabot traveled south along the coast of present day Canada to try to continuing searching for a northern route to Asia. However, John Cabot failed to find a path through to Asia. When John Cabot went on his second voyage to try to find the route to Asia again, he disappeared and he was never heard from ever again.
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Henry Hudson sailed for England and he had four voyage years. Hudson's voyages years were : 1607; 1608; 1609; 1610. Henry Hudson explored the Hudson River and the Hudson Bay.