Muna 1496, Mambo Henry VII weEngland, zvichitevera kubudirira kweSpain nePortugal mukutsvaga mhiri kwemakungwa, akapa John Cabot basa rekutungamira rwendo rwekutsvaga nzira yekuenda kuAsia kuburikidza neNorth Atlantic. Cabot akafamba muna 1497, makore mashanu mushure mekutsvaga kweEurope kweAmerica, asi akasvika pamhenderekedzo yeNewfoundland, uye, achifunga zvisirizvo (saChristopher Columbus) kuti asvika kuAsia, pakanga pasina kuedza kuumba koloni. Cabot akatungamira rumwe rwendo kuenda kuAmerica gore rakatevera asi hapana chakanzwikwa nezve ngarava dzake zvakare. Hapana kumwe kuedza kwekumisikidza matunhu eChirungu muAmerica kwakagadzirwa kusvika pakudzoka kwaMambokadzi Elizabeth I, mukati memakumi emakore ekupedzisira ezana 16th. Munguva iyi, Mutemo wa1533 wakapa John Cabot kutungamira rwendo rwekutsvaga nzira yekuenda kuAsia kuburikidza neNorth Atlantic.
England neScotland