Final answer:
The correct answer is option b) Transatlantic Route.
Step-by-step explanation:
John Cabot, an Italian navigator and explorer, sailed on the Transatlantic Route. In 1497, under the commission of King Henry VII of England, Cabot was tasked with finding a westward route to Asia. He eventually landed on the coast of what is now believed to be Canada, claiming the land for England and hoping he had found a new route to the East. Unlike Cabot's Transatlantic Route, the Northwest Passage was a theoretical maritime path that many explorers hoped would connect the Atlantic to the Pacific through the Arctic archipelagos of North America.
This passage was sought after as a quicker route to trade with Asia, challenging the notion that navigation around Africa or South America was the only sea path to the East. Cabot's exploration led to further development and European understanding of the North American coastline.