Our Place By The Sea AFL 2
20 Questions
| Total Attempts: 33
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- 1.The___________ whale was the best whale to catch because of its close proximity to shore and the fact that it floated.
- 2.The__________fishermen may have been the first Europeans to find N. America
- 3.The __________ whale was prized for its natural products that made for bright candles , lubricant , and cosmetic applications
- 4.The whaling ships of New England were manned and operated by White Christian men only
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 5.The Native Americans were the first to teach the settlers of Nantucket the benefits of going farther out to sea to catch whales
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 6.The largest customer for the products of New England whaling was
- 7.The first people to show up on the continent were the vikings
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 8.The first people to arrive in N America after the glaciers retreated were
- A.
The Vikings
- B.
Christopher Columbus and his Men
- C.
Paleo-Native Americans
- D.
The Dutch
- 9.The Dutchman Adriean_______ arrived here in 1614 to map the coast
- 10.The center of Whaling in America in the 1700's was the island of_________________
- 11.Slavery was practiced in Colonial America
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 12.RI was covered by thick icy glaciers how long ago
- A.
1000-2000 yrs ago
- B.
250000 yrs ago
- C.
14-25,000 yrs ago
- D.
75-95,000 yrs ago
- 13.RI many rivers and streams helped the state turn to manufacturing for revenue/jobs
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 14.Only a tiny portion of the American Colonies money was derived from whaling.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 15.One of the largest trades in Colonial RI was the building of ____________
- 16.One of the Islands whalers from Nantucket stopped and picked up new men and supplies in the Atlantic was
- A.
Ireland
- B.
Hawaii
- C.
Samoa
- D.
Cape Verdes
- 17.One disease that helped wipe out the indigenous population was__________
- 18.Much of the work done to clear land by the European settlers in RI was done by
- A.
Indentured servants
- B.
White slaves of the crown
- C.
The settler's themselves
- D.
Native Americans and African slaves
- 19.It becomes apparent early on that whaling is not going to be sustainable for the people of New England. What evidence of this lack of sustainability is there?( one paragraph response)
- 20.A ordinary whaling seaman could usually expect to make a great deal of money after three yrs at sea
- A.
True
- B.
False
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