One of the most fascinating aspects of life in New England (Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Connecticut & New Hampshire) was the whaling industry. To think that animals of that size could be hunted down without the use of any modern technology is very interesting. The whaling industry shaped much of colonial life at that time. In fact, whale oil was used to light lamps and lanterns in all thirteen colonies!
For this week's blog, visit this website and read ALL of these four sections: American Whaling, Vessels & Terminology, Life Aboard and Whales & Hunting. In the comments section, list (using numbers like 1. 2. 3. etc.) the ten most important/interesting things you learned from each section. That will be a total of 40 facts!
1. The eastern woodland natives developed whaling cultures.
ReplyDelete2. Europeans hunted the whales as soon as they got here
3. Natives used whale meat as food
4. natives started to hunt whale because of Europeans
5. The natives would eat the whale carcasses that washed up on the shore
6. It is unknown as to who started hunting whale first
7. The natives hunted small cetaceans
8. the natives and Europeans went on pelagic whaling ventures later
9. the natives became involved in the first colonial whaling operations
10. they were actively ingaged in the hunt for the whales
SECOND SECTION!
1. Aloft: Above the deck in the rigging
2.Boom: A sturdy pole, attached to the foot (bottom) of a fore-and-aft sail (see below), used for spreading and maneuvering the sail.
3.Crow's Nest: Originally a barrel lashed at the top-gallant mast (the highest section of the mainmast) where a man was stationed to look for whales or ice. Usually only employed in the Arctic and Antarctic fisheries.
4.Yards: Horizontal poles which cross the mast and support the sails on a square-rigged vessel. The ends are known as "yardarms."
5.Tonnage: The carrying capacity of a ship (not its weight).
6.Spyglass: A small telescope often used by the captain on the bridge.
7.Stern: The rear of a ship.
8.Tack: To sail a zigzag course, as nearly as possible into the wind, to reach one's destination. (A ship cannot sail directly into the wind.)
9.Spar: A general term for a strong pole used in the rig of a ship. Depending on its position and use, a spar may be called a boom, gaff, mast, yard, etc.
10.Rig: The distinctive arrangement of masts, rigging, and sails that indicates a type of vessel, such as a bark or schooner.
THIRD SECTION!
1. The ships rooms were nasty
2. Tons of mold and slime
3. The trips could last years
4. the food was molasses, hard bread, and greasy pork
5. the crew was payed very, very little
6. the crew size ranged from 16-36
7. the shorter trips were 6 months
8. the longest trip, on Ship Nile, was 11 years!!!!
9. The ships were infested with rats and bugs
10. If u disobeyed orders, u were flogged
SECTION FOUR!!!!
1. Whaling was very dangerous
2. It cost a lot, and it wasn't necessarily the best paying job
3. The trips included an average of a few deaths, and lots of ships lost
4. The primary products from whales were sperm oil, Spermacetu, whale oil, and whale bone
5. The oil was used for burning oil lamps
6. Whales have Baleen, long strips of hair like things, used to strain the water out of their mouth and to keep the krill
7. Salaries varied from 50,000 dollars, to 50 cents.
8. There are tons of whales, that were common of the east coast
9. the crows nest was the most important part of the ship, for it spotted the whales out and helped find each one
10. The crows nest worker could spot a whale from 8 miles away!
Section One
ReplyDelete1. Whaling is the act of hunting whales.
2. Whether the whales drifted up on the shore, or they were just hunted, Native Americans were the ones who started this.
3. People think the Native American were whaling before the Europeans arrived in North America.
4. Others think that the Native Americans started whaling when they saw the Europeans doing it.
5. The Europeans that wrote about the different types of whales were fascinated by them.
6. The colonists started setting up organizations for whaling in 1644.
7. Whales were captured using harpoons with wooden floats attached to long ropes.
8. The blubber and the baleen of the whales were kept, but the carcass was left to rot.
9. The colonists eventually had to take deep sea voyages to catch hunt the whales, which set up the whaling industry.
10. Eventually the whaling industry went down, and the whaling declined.
Section Two
1. A whaleship was a floating community with its own rules and language.
2. Just like most big transportation industries the ship captains made a lingo to go by.
3. There are four different types of whaleship rigs.
4. The Ship rig is the rig that looks similar to the voyage ships.
5. The Brigs were used in shorter voyages and had two masts.
6. The Bark is similar to the ship, but takes fewer crew members to operate.
7. The Schooners were the smallest rigs, and were mainly used in the Atlantic.
8. These ships had mini boats attached to them called whale boats.
9. They were made a special way so the whalers were able to get close to the whales.
10. These boats held six men and two harpoons.
Section Three
1. Life on the whaleships were very tough.
2. Because the workers worked hard they were able to eat food that wasn't so good because they were hungry.
3. The larger a vessel was the longer it could travel.
4. The larger the vessel the larger the crew was able to have.
5. The places were the crew slept and when they ate all depended on the captain.
6. The chance to eat something fresh was a treat for the crew members.
7. A lot of bugs got on the whaleships.
8. Racial enterprise was a factor in picking a crew.
9. Wives were a loud to visit their husband on the boats.
10. Holidays were celebrated in the whaleships.
Section Four
1. Whaling was very dangerous.
2. There are six different varieties of whales.
3. The sperm whale is type of a toothed whale.
4. The baleen whales do not have teeth.
5. The right whale is known as the right whale to hunt.
6. The bowhead whale is prized by whalers.
7. The gray whale is one of the smaller whales.
8. There is also a humpback whale that doesn't have a hump.
9. And there is a blue whale and a fin whale.
10. It takes a long search to capture the whales.
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Section One:
ReplyDelete1. Amos Haskin went on 6 whaling voyages.
2. First record of whaling is in Long Island.
3. Whalers killed with long lances.
4. Whales removed the blubber to make whale oil lamps.
5. Baleen was removed from the whale.
6. The whale carcass was left to rot after all the valuables were removed.
7. Colonists developed the sloop to chase whales into deeper water
8. Sperm Whales were more valuable than other whales.
9. Sperm Whale oil burned more cleanly and brighter than other whales
10. The oil is sperm whales is a superior lubricant.
Section Two:
1. Abaft: To the rear!
2. Aft: Near, toward ,or at the stern
3. Aloft: Above the deck, in the rigging.
4. Amidships: In the middle of the ship.
5. Avast: Stop that
6. Boom: A sturdy pole
7. Bow: Front end of a ship
8. Braces: Ropes to moves the yards in a horizontal plane.
9. Decks: The floors of a ship.
10. Tonnage: The carrying capacity of a ship.
Section Three:
1. Trips lasted for years.
2. Schooner trips lasted for 6 months.
3. Brigs and Barks trips lasted for 3 to 4 years.
4. The longest trip was 11 years
5. Crews range from 16 to 36 men at least.
6. Captains received the largest sum of money
7. Ordinary men received the least amount of money.
8. Crews might earn next to nothing even on a several years voyage.
9. Captain ate the best on the ship.
10. A crew contained many different races.
Section Four:
1. Injuries and death were common.
2. Products were sperm oil, whale oil, and ambergris.
3. Sperm oil powered lights and made soap.
4. Spermaceti is oil from the head of a bottlenose whale.
5. Spermaceti is liquid wax.
6. Spermaceti crystalized upon oxidation.
7. Whale oil was the first oil to be discovered.
8. Baleen is whale bone that is keratin.
9. If baleen isn’t carefully cleaned when it is first gotten, it develops an unpleasant odor that lowers its value.
10. Ambergris is the most valuable item that a whaling ship might get. (355)
The Bowhead whale was prized by whalers.
ReplyDelete1. The Humpback whale does not have a hump but arches its back when it dives.
2. The Blue whale is the largest whale.
The Fin whale is the fastest whale. Section One
1. Native Americans developed whaling cultures.
2. Amos Haskins is a Wampanoag Indian who sailed on six whaling voyages.
3. They did hunt small cetaceans and utilized the carcasses of “drift”.
4. As European colonists began to regularly hunt great whales they saw from shore.
5. The Native Americans joined them and they were engaged in the hunt.
6. Many early European explorers wrote descriptions of the types of whales found.
7. The first of the colonists’ attempts to organize community efforts to hunt drift whales was in Southampton, Long Island, in March 1644.
8. When whales were captured, the blubber would be removed from the whale.
9. The blubber stored raw in barrels until it could be boiled out on shore.
10. The oiled from the blubber were used to make candles.
Section Two
1. Abaft: To the rear of the ship.
2. Aft: At, near, or toward the stern.
3. Aloft: Above the deck in the rigging.
4. Amidships: In the middle of the ship.
5. Boom: A sturdy pole, attached to the foot of a fore-and-aft sail.
6. Bow: The front end of a boat or ship
7. Crow's Nest: Originally a barrel lashed at the top-gallant mast where a man was stationed to look for whales or ice.
8. Decks: The "floors" of a ship.
9. Leeward: The side away from the prevailing wind.
10. Port: The left side of a ship.
Section Three
1. The rooms they slept in were gross.
2. The trips could last more than a year.
3. The big ships carried about 36 men.
4. An ordinary crewman might earn only $25.00 for several years work.
5. The captain earned the largest share.
6. The captain slept in a stateroom and a cabin with a sofa and chairs in the stern of the ship.
7. The mates had smaller cabins in the stern.
8. The captain ate the best meals on shipboard.
9. The mates ate meals with the captain in the main cabin.
10. The crew like to eat a salt horse, beans, rice, or potatoes.
Section Four
3. Whaling was a very dangerous business.
4. There are many different whales.
5. The Sperm whale displays enormous teeth on its lower jaw.
6. Baleen whales do not have teeth.
7. The Right whale is the most endangered of all whales hunters said it was the “right” whale to hunt, because it was easier to hunt since it swam by the shore.
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9. They hunted the whale mostly for the meat and the blubber.
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Section One
ReplyDelete1. Native Americans developed whaling cultures.
2. Amos Haskins is a Wampanoag Indian who sailed on six whaling voyages.
3. They did hunt small cetaceans and utilized the carcasses of “drift”.
4. As European colonists began to regularly hunt great whales they saw from shore.
5. The Native Americans joined them and they were engaged in the hunt.
6. Many early European explorers wrote descriptions of the types of whales found.
7. The first of the colonists’ attempts to organize community efforts to hunt drift whales was in Southampton, Long Island, in March 1644.
8. When whales were captured, the blubber would be removed from the whale.
9. The blubber stored raw in barrels until it could be boiled out on shore.
10. The oiled from the blubber were used to make candles.
Section Two
1. Abaft: To the rear of the ship.
2. Aft: At, near, or toward the stern.
3. Aloft: Above the deck in the rigging.
4. Amidships: In the middle of the ship.
5. Boom: A sturdy pole, attached to the foot of a fore-and-aft sail.
6. Bow: The front end of a boat or ship
7. Crow's Nest: Originally a barrel lashed at the top-gallant mast where a man was stationed to look for whales or ice.
8. Decks: The "floors" of a ship.
9. Leeward: The side away from the prevailing wind.
10. Port: The left side of a ship.
Section Three
1. The rooms they slept in were gross.
2. The trips could last more than a year.
3. The big ships carried about 36 men.
4. An ordinary crewman might earn only $25.00 for several years work.
5. The captain earned the largest share.
6. The captain slept in a stateroom and a cabin with a sofa and chairs in the stern of the ship.
7. The mates had smaller cabins in the stern.
8. The captain ate the best meals on shipboard.
9. The mates ate meals with the captain in the main cabin.
10. The crew like to eat a salt horse, beans, rice, or potatoes.
Section Four
1. Whaling was a very dangerous business.
2. There are many different whales.
3. The Sperm whale displays enormous teeth on its lower jaw.
4. Baleen whales do not have teeth.
5. The Right whale is the most endangered of all whales hunters said it was the “right” whale to hunt, because it was easier to hunt since it swam by the shore.
Mr. Haston I messed up the first one.
ReplyDeleteSection one:
ReplyDelete1. Natives hunted whales before Europeans.
2. Cape Cod was the best place to fish.
3. The first attempt to catch whales was in Southampton, Rhode Island.
4. Natives and colonists worked together to hunt whales.
5. Hunters often used small vessels to catch whales.
6. The blubber was left to rot.
7. The baleen was also taken out.
8. After they took every thing they needed out of them the left the carcasses to rot.
9. They started hunting in deeper water using vessels called sloops.
10. Adaption of shore biased try-works allowed the ships to stay out longer.
Section two:
1. Abaft: To the rear of or in the direction of the stern(rear of the ship.
2. Afloat: Above the deck in rigging.
3. Amidships: The middle of the ship.
4. Avast!: Stop that!
5. Bow: Front end of a boat or ship.
6. Decks: The floors of ships.
7. Leeward: The side facing away from prevailing wind.
8. Stern: Rear of the ship.
9. Tonnage: The carrying capacity of a ship.
10. Starboard: The right side of the ship, as the steersman stands facing forward.
Section Three:
1. The whale ships were isolated societies just roaming around the oceans.
2. The bigger the ship was the farther it traveled.
3. The people on the ship ranged from 16-36 people depending on how big the ship was.
4. An average crewman might only get $25.00 for years of work.
5. Anything they wanted to buy when they were on board the price came out of their lay (pay check).
6. Captions and mates ate together and ate the same thing.
7. The mates were next in line they ate the same thing as the captains and mates but with out the sugar.
8. Cockroaches and other insects and vermin got into the food the crew men ate it any way be because they were hungry.
9. Once a crew was so hungry that they ate a hippopotamus.
10. Punishments were being put in irons, or being flogged.
Section Four:
1. Whaling was very dangerous.
2. Injuries and death were common.
3. Some products made from whaling were sperm oil, and spermaceti.
4. Sperm oil was blubber or body oil.
5. Spermaceti was a liquid wax.
6. Whale oil was also known as “train oil.”
7. Baleen is long strips that hang from the top of a whale’s mouth instead of teeth.
8. If baleen wasn’t cleaned immediately after being taken out of the whale’s mouth it would stink and lower its value.
9. Owners of the ships got 60-70 percent.
10. $13,596 and $18,128 was left to be divided up between the rests of the crew.
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American Whaling:
ReplyDelete1) whaling is just hunting whales
2) no one knows who started it
3) whale meat was used by the Natives as food
4) whales were captured by harpoons with with wooden floats attached to ropes
5) because the colonists eventually had to go farther out in the sea to hunt the whales the whale industry was started
6) the natives hunted before the Europeans did
7) they didn't use the blubber it was left to rot
8) sperm whales were the most valuable
9) the oil in sperm whales burned clearer and brightest than any other whale oils
10) Amos Haskins, a Wampanoag Indian, went on 6 whaling voyages.
Vessels and Terminology:
1) Tack: To sail a zigzag course, as nearly as possible into the wind, to reach one's destination. (A ship cannot sail directly into the wind.)
2) Keel: A long structural timber running along the outside of the bottom of a ship from front to back - "from stem (another nautical term for front) to stern" (back or rear).
3) Leeward: Pronounced "loo' ard." The side away from the prevailing wind.
4) Figurehead: A carved decoration on the bow (front) of the ship.
5) Braces: Ropes to move the yards in a horizontal plane.
6) Avast!: Stop that!
7) Crow's Nest: Originally a barrel lashed at the top-gallant mast (the highest section of the mainmast) where a man was stationed to look for whales or ice. Usually only employed in the Arctic and Antarctic fisheries.
8) After House: The name given to a square or rectangular cabin built on deck near the middle of a whaleship. It was used as a place to get out of the weather or as a privy.
9) Gam: An exchange of visits at sea by the crews of two or more whaleships.
The Gamming Chair at left was used to transport individuals from one ship to another.
10) Fore: Indicates part of the hull, rigging, or equipment located at, near, or toward the forward end of a ship.
Life Aboard:
1) it was tough sailing on a whaling ship
2) the bigger the ship was the longer their journey would have been
3) there was a lot of mold and slime on the ships
4) the rooms they slept in were nasty
5) the longest trip lasted 11 years
6) a normal crew person would earn maybe $25 for years of work
7) how many people were on the trip determined on how big the ship was it usually ranged from 16-36
8) the captain ate the best food on the ship
9) punishment including being put in iron or being flogged
10) he's ships had rats and bugs
Whales and hunting:
1) whaling was dangerous
2) there were six kinds of whales
3) the baleen whales had no teeth
4) whalers wanted bowhead whales
5) the right whale became known as the right whale to hunt
6) for this reason the right whales was endangered
7) the owners of the ships got 60-70% of the whales gotten
8) whatever was left was divided up between the rest of the crew members
9) whale oil aka train oil
10) they hunted the whales mainly for the blubber and meat (539)
American Whaling:
ReplyDelete1) eastern woodland native peoples either developed whaling cultures or systematically hunted great whales before Europeans
2) They did hunt small cetaceans and utilized the carcasses of “drift”
3) They also hunted stranded whales that washed up on shore
4) Native use of these as food resources is documented.
5) As European colonists began to regularly hunt great whales sighted from shore, Native Americans joined them
6) They soon became actively engaged in the hunt
7) They became integral members of the first colonial shore-whaling operations
8) They also became members of the ocean whaling ventures of later decades.
9) Many early European explorers wrote descriptions of the types of whales found in the coastal waters of North America.
10) The first record of the colonists’ attempts to organize community efforts to hunt drift whales was in Southampton, Long Island
Vessels and Terminology
1) Avast!: Stop that!
2) Boom: A sturdy pole, attached to the foot (bottom) of a fore-and-aft sail (see below), used for spreading and maneuvering the sail.
3) Bow: (Pronounced as in "take a bow") The front end of a boat or ship.
4) Braces: Ropes to move the yards in a horizontal plane.
5) Crow's Nest: Originally a barrel lashed at the top-gallant mast (the highest section of the mainmast) where a man was stationed to look for whales or ice. Usually only employed in the Arctic and Antarctic fisheries.
6) Decks: The "floors" of a ship.
7) The Yankee whaler was a highly evolved vessel that incorporated a variety of technological details
8) It was designed to carry a large crew of men
9) Whalers also had three to five whaleboats hanging from big wooden davits on both sides of the vessel
10) The average square-rigged whaleship was about 100 feet long and 300 tons carrying capacity
Life Aboard
1) the crew's rations ranged from unpleasant to revolting
2) hard work gave them good appetites
3) You could definitely say that the whaleship was an isolated community
4) The larger a vessel, the greater distances it could travel
5) The longest whaling voyage is believed to be that of the Ship Nile from 1858 to 1869 which is eleven years!
6) The size of the crew depended on the size of the vessel
7) Each man received a lay for their payment
8) The men might even receive nothing on a voyage where profits were low
9) Meals and quarters reflected the ship's class structure
10) The mates had smaller cabins in the stern
Whales and Hunting
1) You could definitely say whaling was an exceptionally dangerous business
2) Yankee whale fishery injuries and death were common to almost every voyage
3) Many vessels were always lost.
4) Few individuals got rich whaling
5) The primary products of the Yankee whale fishery were sperm oil
6) Oil from sperm whale blubber otherwise known as body oil is of a light straw color
7) Another feature is its superb qualities of illumination
8) A byproduct of the sperm oil refining process was high quality soap
9) Otherwise known as "train oil" the whale oils are varying shades of brown in color
10) Instead of teeth, baleen whales have long strips (536)
1. Natives hunted wales before Europeans
ReplyDelete2. They didn’t hunt small cetaceans
3. They went on 6 wailing adventures
4. The ships they were on were nasty
5. The ships would hold 34 men
6. The natives used the whale meat for food
7. They would also eat the wale body’s that got washed up on the shore
8. They used the wale fat known as blubber to help make fire
9. They set up a waling organization in 1644
10. The waling industry went down after a wile
Section two
1. The wale ships had their own language
2. They wale ships were like their own colony
3. Boom: A sturdy pole, attached to the foot (bottom) of a fore-and-aft sail (see below), used for spreading and maneuvering the sail.
4. .Crow's Nest: Originally a barrel lashed at the top-gallant mast
5. Yards: Horizontal poles which cross the mast and support the sails
6. .Tonnage: The carrying capacity of a ship
7. .Spyglass: A small telescope often used by the captain
8. .Stern: The rear of a ship
9. Tack: To sail a zigzag course, as nearly as possible into the wind, to reach one's destination.
10. Spar: A general term for a strong pole used in the rig of a ship. Depending on its position and use, a spar may be called a boom, gaff, mast, yard
Section three
1. Live was tough on the wale ships
2. The bigger the ship was the longer it would stay on the sea
3. The rooms on the wale ships were very nasty
4. They had lots of bugs
5. Most of the workers would get scurvey
6. Scurvy is a desiges that you get when you don’t get enough fruit
7. Wife’s were allowed to visit their husbands on the ship
8. Holidays were celebrated on the ship
9. The crew members would often eat old food
10. They were not treated well
Section four
1. Their were 6 types of wales
2. Sperm whale is one of the few wales that have teeth
3. Baleen whale has no teeth
4. Bowhead is the prized whale
5. Right whale is called this because it is the most popular wale sighted
6. Gray whale is one of the smallest whales
7. Humpback whale, it is called this but it doesn’t have a hump in its back
8. There is a finned whale
9. There is also a blue whale known for its color
10. A cool fact is that the crows nest could spot a whale from 9 miles away
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section one
ReplyDeleteThe natives have been whaling way before the colonist got there
When the colonist got there they saw that the natives had succses using this so they took it up.
This stated at Southampton, Long Island, in March of 1644.
This started deep sea voyages because people wanted to go farther to find more money.
In 1712 the whale indistry really started wehen actuall companies came into play of it.
This indistry made alot of money and when war broke out this gave the army alot of money.
In 1814 after the war they awere able to ship things easier and that got the whale industry alot of money.
With bowhaed species found there was a new chapter created in whaling and sent more people into the artic to get it.
After tyhe Boston Tea party the ports were closed not letting the whalers get in and the stockes were down therefore this industry was declining.
The real reson for the decloine was modern tacticts came in and people began to drop the indusrty.
—American Whaling
ReplyDelete1. Native Americans had a part in the development of whaling.
2. The Natives used the whales and other ocean creatures for food.
3. They started hunting whales with the European whaling operations.
4. Whaling started in March 1644, located at Southampton, Long Island.
5. Harpoons and long ropes were used to trap whales.
6. Once killed, try-pots were used to boil the whale blubber into oil.
7. Sloops (bigger ships) were used to hunt whales in deeper waters because the whales in coastlines were becoming scarce.
8. 1712—sperm whales became the main hunt in whaling.
9. Oil from sperm whales—oil Head spermaceti (waxy-type-organ)—candles
10. Norwegian whalers had better techniques and more advanced ships and technology, so the Americans basically went out of business in the whaling department and decided to focus on advancing other parts new methods (railroads, mining, explorations of west lands, etc.)
—Vessels and Terminology
1. Aft- directing to the rear of a vessel
2. Aloft- In the mast areas above the deck of the ship.
3. Avast- “Stop that!”
4. Bow- end at the front of a ship.
5. Decks- the ship’s floors.
6. Windward- the side where the wind is blowing towards.
7. Yankee Whaler- Ship engineered to carry up to 35 men and had a few whale boats ready for department.
8. Brigs- two masted vessel used for short trips in the Atlantic Ocean for hunts.
9. Schooners- Smallest whaler ship, but economical to build during the 1800-1900s.
10. Each whaleboat could carry a crew of usual six men.
—Life Aboard
1. Men in the whaling business often got homesick (and sea sick).
2. Ranges of time for traveling varied with the ship size.
3. Voyages could be from 6 months to 11 years long.
4. The common pay for a crewman was $25.00.
5. The captain had the best sleeping quarters and the 5 star ratings dropped more the lower you were in “power” of the ship.
6. Crewmen ate a lot of sea food, but fresh food was overpowered by rotting food brought from shore.
7. Bugs were EVERYWHERE
8. If a crewman disobeyed an order, they would be put in irons or whipped.
9. There were many different races on board—it just mattered if they had the guts and skill to be a whaler.
10. Holidays were still celebrating on the ships.
—Whales and Hunting
1. Sperm oil burns bright and doesn’t leave a smoky odor—that’s why it was so popular.
2. Bottlenose whale spermaceti is a rose wax that comes from the whale’s head—used for candle making.
3. Right whales, bowhead whales and humpback whales were used to get oil for selling in the whaling business.
4. Whaleboats had to move quietly in the water because they didn’t want to scare the whales off.
5. The harpoon was used to attach and secure a whale to the ship.
6. Hunts were not always successful, whether it be because they didn’t use the right technique or natural obstacles like storms prevented a success.
7. To “prepare” a whale, the skin was cut off from the whale so it could be boiled.
8. Men could die from the process of preparing the whales (slipping on blood and plopping over board, crushed by the thickness of the whale skin, or hurt by using tools.)
9. Ships smelled bad because of the blood, and fish smell, and the fact that it was a ship in the middle of an ocean.
10. The Norse Vikings used similar hunting methods like the Americans.
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Section 1
ReplyDelete1. The natives were whaling way before the settlers got there.
2. When the settlers got there they saw that natives were having success doing this so they picked it up
3. The whaling industry really started when there were companies actually formed for this
4. With the whaling industry came deep sea voyages, they were driven out by the love of money to find more whale.
5. With the companies came people that have dedicated there entire life to this practice.
6. In the war people needed money and the whale industry made a lot of money and the war needed money.
7. The golden age was after the war and the whale industry had made so much money in the war they were used to having the money so when the war stopped the need for money stopped.
8. Artic whaling began because there was a new species found and people wanted it a lot.
9. The decline of whaling was caused by bad stocks lack of materials and many other causes that killed the program.
10. The real reason for the decline was people began just not to do it and new methods came in for it
Section 2
1. There are many names for the parts of the ships.
2. In the ship was basically a factory they were always working for the money made.
3. The ship itself is massive. The ship was all that the people had.
4. The rig became very popular in the 19th century because of it handiness.
5. The true brig is a two masted vessel often they never used that method because it was not as effective.
6. A schooner is a small ship for whaling used to get up close for to the whale.