cod industry
seal fishery
trapping
ship building
100
what is the method that happened between merchants and fisherman.
Truck system. fishermen provided fish, merchants provided goods.
100
what were baby seals called?
whitecoats
100
what is a subsistence economy?
a subsistence economy means that people gather the things they need instead of purchasing them
100
who was a master ship builder in Newfoundland?
Micheal Kearney
200
name the three fisherys, and what happens in each fishery
inshore fishery: fishermen stay close to shore. laborador fishery: when fishermen went up to laborador for a few weeks, then came back. Bank fishery: when fishermen went to the grand banks in schooners, and used dories too fish.
200
why were seals hunted?
food, prize, oil
200
2 furs that were wanted for trade
fox, beaver
200
why did people move to coastal communities in newfoundland?
They moved because of the popular increase of ocean vessels in newfoundlad
300
what is the culler?
person who weighed the fish and determined the credit given to the fishermen.
300
what is the ship that sunk on march 1914, and why did it sink
the southern cross sunk because of a blizzard.
300
what did the moravians offer that the HBC didn't
they offered healthcare and education
300
which ship was Micheal overseeing when he died?
the shamrock
400
5 stages to splitting a fish?
cut the throat, remove the head, clean out the guts, take out the sound bone, wash the fish.
400
name three uses for the oil on the seals skin.
explosives, lamp oil, lubricants, paint, margarine
400
the aboriginals changed from this economy too a consumer economy
subsistence economy
400
what were Micheal kearneys boats known for
they were known to be sleek, strong, and fast
500
4 stages of the cod fishery
1. hauling the cod nets 2. splitting the fish. 3. dry the fish. 4. Weigh the fish.
500
what are the two types of sealing?
landsman hunt: when packed ice was close to shore, and sealers could walk out to the ice and get the seals. Offshore hunt: when sealers had to take a boat to the ice, and get the seals there
500
why was trapping lonely for the trappers wifes
it was lonely because trappers were away at weeks of a time. During the day it was busy, but the night was lonely, quiet, no one to talk too
500
What were the three ships that Micheal kearney made?
gauntlet, Ida, Shamrock
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