Project Gutenberg 2016-01-21 Public domain in the USA. 104 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.) en America -- Discovery and exploration United States -- History America -- History E011 Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: History - General 2837009 2836773 2024-09-21T10:19:58.590552 2023-09-22T07:34:38.783337 text/html text/html 2774104 2016-01-20T22:17:11 text/html 5496284 2016-01-20T22:29:00 text/html application/zip 5693552 2024-09-21T10:20:49.989776 application/epub+zip 5755689 2024-09-21T10:20:09.204023 application/epub+zip 1028356 2024-09-21T10:20:03.894011 application/epub+zip 6482140 2024-09-21T10:21:17.341670 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 6411883 2024-09-21T10:20:44.104828 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1714129 2022-09-23T07:50:30.461227 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2157245 2157009 2024-09-21T10:19:49.155585 2023-09-22T07:34:28.477289 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 2157264 2020-06-14T19:02:29 text/plain; charset=utf-8 795711 2020-06-14T19:02:29 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18529 2024-09-21T10:21:17.570649 application/rdf+xml 15593 2024-09-21T10:20:04.446014 image/jpeg 3000 2024-09-21T10:20:04.178025 image/jpeg 5518799 2024-09-21T10:19:59.318577 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog