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| When was whaling important to NE? |
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| What was the name of the last US whaling Ship? |
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| What did the International Whaling Commission establish in 1986? |
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| Moratorium (a temporary ban or suspension of an activity) |
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| Which countries still engage in commercial whaling? |
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| Japan & Norway. (Minor whaling in Alaska with native Eskimos) |
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| What group of people hunted whales in the 9th century? |
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| What were the 4 whaling ports in Mass? |
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| Nantucket, Martha's Vineyard, Barnstable and Dartmouth(transplanted by New Bedford) |
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| Where were the other whaling ports in New England? |
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| Newport, Providence, CT (had 5 small ports), and South Hampton in Long Island |
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| What was the function of the General Court in regards to Whaling? |
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| They decided who had ownership of a whale. Who profits from a hurt or beached whale: The person who found it or the person who wounded it? |
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| They started a small whaling business in New Bedford in the second half of the 17th century where they processed whales. |
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| What were some of the users of whale oil? |
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| candles, fuel for lamps or machines and lubricant. |
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| What were the principle use of whale teeth and bones? |
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| Schrimshaw (The art of decorating whale teeth and bones. It consists of carving and painting, after getting a particular motif from newspaper drawings, by pressure. |
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| What were some of the uses of whale baleens and bones? |
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| Skirt hoops, Umbrella ribs and Furniture Springs. |
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| Define Ambergis and what it is used for? |
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A substance secreted by a sperm whale after eating a squid beak which is not digestable. helps the beak go through the system without pain or disruption.
It helps fix perfume essences. (prevents them from fading) |
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| What 4 major places did immigrants to New England's whaling industry come from? |
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| West Indies, Japan, Europe, & the Pacific Islands |
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| Where did the largest immigration population come from? |
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| Azores Islands and Cape Verde Islands |
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| What other industries were promoted by whaling? |
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| Ship building and Sail making |
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| On a whaling ship, which crew members had their own cabins? |
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Captain
Harpooners
Cooper (Barrel man)
Cook
Carpenter |
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| How long could offshore whaling trips last? |
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| besides teeth and bones, what other materials were collected and used by whalers to create scrimshaw? |
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Coconuts
elephant tusks
seashells
tortoise shells
Walrus tusks |
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| What is the cetacean suborder of the sperm whale? |
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| Odontoceti or toothed whales. |
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| The order Cetacea (IPA: /sɪˈteɪʃiə/, L. cetus, whale, from Greek) includes whales, dolphins, and porpoises. Cetus is Latin and is used in biological names to mean "whale"; its original meaning, "large sea animal", was more general. It comes from Ancient Greek κῆτος (kētos), meaning "whale" or "any huge fish or sea monster". |
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| What is the cetacean suborder of the right whale? |
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| Mysticeti or baleen whales. |
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| Why is whaling a romantic endeavor? |
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| You go to far away places, see new cultures and places. |
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