Answer:
John Cabot and Christopher Columbus are alike in that they are both Italian explorers who explored the Americas.
Explanation:
John Cabot and Christopher Columbus were both from Italy, and likely both from Genoa, although the evidence of this for Cabot is not direct but from secondary sources and there is also evidence he may have been born near Naples. They both explored the Americas, with Columbus discovering America in 1492 and Cabot (whose real name was Giovanni Caboto) in 1497. Columbus landed in what is today the Dominican Republic and Caboto in North America, in what is likely Newfoundland, but that is also contested as other sites have been proposed. Like other explorers at those times both Christopher Columbus and John Cabot were working on commission for crown powers, Spain and England respectively. They both wanted to find a westward route to the Orient initially.
