Project Gutenberg 2016-01-21 Public domain in the USA. 532 Winsor, Justin 1831 1897 Narrative and Critical History of America, Vol. 3 (of 8) English Explorations and Settlements in North America 1497-1689 E-text prepared by Giovanni Fini, Dianna Adair, Bryan Ness, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/American Libraries (https://archive.org/details/americana) "Narrative and Critical History of America, Vol. 3" by Justin Winsor is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This volume delves into the early English explorations and settlements in North America, focusing on prominent figures such as John and Sebastian Cabot. It likely addresses the broader context of European colonization in the Americas, highlighting key voyages and the implications of these discoveries on subsequent settlement patterns. The opening of the work introduces John Cabot, asserting his historical significance as the first to reach the Northern Continent in 1497, a discovery that established English claims to North America. The text recounts Cabot's voyages under King Henry VII and details his findings, including interactions with indigenous peoples and descriptions of the lands explored. It sets the stage for a deeper examination of further explorations and figures, laying a foundation for understanding how these early expeditions shaped the future of American history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 60.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en America -- Discovery and exploration United States -- History America -- History E011 Text Category: History - American Category: History - European Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) 2836872 2025-07-20T11:57:21.929790 text/html 2753055 2024-10-22T23:45:49 text/html 5693124 2025-07-20T11:58:08.273164 application/epub+zip 5755390 2025-07-20T11:57:32.318255 application/epub+zip 1028046 2025-07-20T11:57:27.515329 application/epub+zip 6481578 2025-07-20T11:58:32.265042 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 6411062 2025-07-20T11:58:03.028147 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1714129 2022-09-23T07:50:30.461227 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2156983 2025-07-20T11:57:14.768907 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 2136881 2024-10-22T23:45:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17550 2025-07-20T11:58:32.491945 application/rdf+xml 15593 2025-07-20T11:57:28.004282 image/jpeg 3000 2025-07-20T11:57:27.767278 image/jpeg 5518786 2025-07-20T11:57:22.626822 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia