Shipbuilding+and+Whaling

SHIPBUILDING AND WHALING

1. Describe in your own words the fishing and whaling industries in New England. The whalers hunted for whales in the waters not far from the shore of New England Colonies.

2. What were the uses of whales and whale products in the 1700s that they were in demand? Oil made from whale blubber was very popular because it burned brightly without an unpleasant odor

3. In what ways did New England's economy depend on the ocean and the forests? Whalers depend on the ocean because they get the whales and fish so they can trade or sold to other people.Whalers used forest for raw materials for building ships in colonial times.

4. Why was it more advantageous for the British to build ships in New England than in England itself? Ships that were built in New England cost merchants only half of what they might have to pay for because they don't have to travel to ENgland/ Britain to build ships.

5. How did shipbuilding and whaling in the coastal towns of New England help them prosper? Many coastal towns in New England colonies prospered because of good fishing in the ocean water.Shipbuilding had held molasses, whaleoil, and other liquids help them prosper.

6. Upload a photo or a map of whaling in 1700s.. according to netstider.com