Unsettled Colonialism
I'm On A Boat
Fishing, Fowling, Navigating, and More
Death and Taxes
Art and Soul
She's a Queen
100
Estimates suggest that the US military occupies anywhere from 1/4 to 1/3 of this island territory.
What is Guam?
100
Venture Smith's son died of scurvy while engaged in this industry.
What is whaling?
100
Once abundant, this fish enjoyed snacking on baby lobsters. Its decline may be one reason for lobster's rise.
What are cod?
100
This key site of petrochemical processing is known for its rates of disease and death, while the corporations there often face criticism for the tax breaks they receive.
What is Cancer Alley?
100
While spending months to years at sea, sometimes sailors would carve whales' teeth, creating this work of folk art.
What is scrimshaw?
100
Also known as "Her Deepness," Dr. Sylvia Earle captained an all-female crew of these in TEKTITE, though journalists preferred to call them "naiads" or "aqua-naughties."
What are aquanauts?
200
This kind of environment could be a site of refuge for maroon, Cajun, and Indigenous communities.
What is a swamp?
[Bayou is okay, too]
200
The earliest version of a fire boat involved using this kind of boat to get water to emergencies.
What are tug boats?
200
Roger Williams noted that Narragansett women referred to these creatures as "filthy cut throats" because of the damage they did to the intertidal harvest.
What are pigs?
200
This "land sickness" saw sailors' teeth fall out and old wounds reopen.
What is scurvy?
200
Worn close to their heart, this intimate form of artwork helped connect sailors and their loved ones (especially their wives).
What are busks?
200
The female aedis aegyptii mosquito is known to carry this dreaded illness that regularly plagued New Orleans.
What is yellow fever?
300
The Treaty of Hartford tried to legally erase this group from existence, but within just a few years it was clear it had failed.
Who are the Pequots?
300
Navy servicemembers stood on deck during Operation Crossroads and observed this.
What is nuclear testing on Bikini Atoll?
[Just nuclear testing okay]
300
After this conflict, refugees sometimes settled in the Gulf, engaging in the shrimp and crab fisheries there.
What is the Vietnam War? [Just Vietnam okay]
300
American plantation-owners on this island wanted to avoid paying tariffs on imported goods like sugar, contributing to the overthrow of the island's monarchy.
What is Hawai'i?
300
Bessie Smith's "Back Water Blues" became the anthem of this 1927 slow-moving natural disaster.
What is the Mississippi River Flood?
[Just "flood" okay]
300
PT Barnum referred to the work below as this, though others may prefer to call it a hoax, or the stuff of nightmares.
What is the FeJee Mermaid?
[Just "Mermaid" okay]
400
Chief Justice Marshall's ruling in Johnson v. M'Intosh (1823) established this doctrine that continued to be cited as precedent long after Marshall regretted its application and interpretation.
What is the Doctrine of Discovery?
400
This act not only affected (and continues to affect) the cost of goods in Hawaii and Puerto Rico, but the employment conditions of cruise workers.
What is the Jones Act?
400
In the early days of American Pacific imperialism, entrepreneurs went after this fowl substance.
What is guano?
400
Determining accurate rates of trade in the colonial era often proves difficult because colonial American merchants gained a reputation for their resentment of tariffs. They frequently engaged in this activity.
What is smuggling?
400
This artist's work on deep-sea creatures helped capture the public's imagination.
Who is Else Bostelmann?
400
Charlotte Coté used examples of harvests from blackberries to whales to illustrate the importance of this concept.
What is food sovereignty?
500
This landmark court ruling in Washington said the state needed to recognize Indigenous treaty rights to fish in usual and accustomed places--it transformed the state's fisheries.
What is the Boldt Decision?
500
A "bigger is better" approach has led the American military to rely on these large vessels, long past their usefulness.
What are aircraft carriers (or supercarriers)?
500
Matthew Fontaine Maury's 1851 map, which used whaling logbook data, was an early entry into this emerging discipline.
What is oceanography?
500
Outrage over innoculations against this illness saw one citizen lob a grenade through Cotton Mather's window (unsuccessfully).
What is smallpox?
500
Women surfers had to fight not just for access to waves but also for this swim attire worn by male surfers.
What are boardshorts?
500
Not a queen, but rather the Empress of Drag in San Francisco, this World War II veteran became the first openly gay person to run for political office in 1961.
Who is José Sarria?