Which achievement was Giovanni Caboto, also known as John Cabot, known for?
He reached North America before Columbus but was unable to prove that he had found a new continent.
He proved that North and South America are connected by an isthmus in present-day Panama.
He defeated the Spanish Armada, allowing England to establish a vast empire in the New World.
He sailed under the English flag and landed in Canada, giving England a claim to much of North America.