02337cam a22003253u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000090010610000310011524501280014626400510027430000470032533600260037233700260039833800360042450000310046050802530049152010690074453400450181365300410185865300290189965300230192885600430195199900170199450987UtSlPG20260610134155.0mcr n260607r2016||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aE0111 aWinsor, Justin,d1831-189710aNarrative and Critical History of America, Vol. 3 (of 8) :bEnglish Explorations and Settlements in North America 1497-1689 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2016  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2016-01-21  aE-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)  a"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.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aAmerica -- Discovery and exploration  aUnited States -- History  aAmerica -- History40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/50987  c91825d91825