A system in which people use money to purchase the things they need is called a _____________.
Consumer Economy
100
The _______ fishery took place near the shores of Newfoundland.
Inshore
100
Fish merchants were often depicted as _______, because many believed they treated fishermen unfairly.
Villains
100
True or False. The sealing industry is much larger today than it was in the 1800's.
False
100
Which company expanded to Labrador, putting many small companies who bought furs out of business?
Hudson Bay Company
200
True or False. In the 1800's, Newfoundlanders lived in a mainly subsistence economy.
True
200
What did fishermen in the inshore fishery use to catch fish?
Handlines (jiggers)
200
The method of trade that existed between fishermen and merchants was called the ___________
Truck System
200
List the three things seals were hunted for.
Food, clothing, and oil.
200
What was the primary means of transportation in the 1800's?
Boats
300
Why were people in the 1800's more self-sufficient than people today?
They had to be in order to survive!
300
In the Bank Fishery, two types of boats were used; schooners and dories. Explain how each were used.
Dories dispersed from the schooner, caught the fish, and returned it to the schooner.
300
Explain two ways in which the price paid for fish could change.
Demand in international markets & in years when fish was very plentiful, only the highest quality fish received top dollar.
300
There were two branches of the seal fishery; the lansman's hunt and the offshore hunt. Describe each.
Landsman's Hunt = seal are caught near the shore on the hard packed ice.
Offshore Hunt = seals were caught from ships off the northeastern coast of NL and the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
300
Who was NL's greatest shipbuilder of the 1800's?
Michael Kearney
400
List three ways in which people in the 1800's were more self-sufficient than people today.
(Mr. Toms will tell you if you're right!)
400
People who fished in the Labrador fishery mainly lived in __________.
Newfoundland
400
Not all merchants were in fact villains. Some merchants supported fishing families through rough years. Explain why these facts might be related to the merchants under-charging for fish during good years.
Need to make profit in good years to help out in bad years.
400
One tragedy that took place in the ice fields in the early 1900's was the ______________
Southern Cross Disaster
400
Kearney's ships were known for three things: ____________
Strength, Speed, and Beauty.
500
List three ways in which people today are NOT self-sufficient.
(Mr. Toms will tell you if you're right!)
500
Fisherman who went to Labrador fell into two groups; stationers and floaters. Describe each of these groups' jobs.
Stationers stayed on shore and cured the fish. Floaters stayed on boats and moved around to find fish.
500
Which group also began purchasing fish from fishermen since they thought that they could treat families better than the merchants?
Moravians
500
What caused the Southern Cross to sink?
Severe Blizzard
500
True or False. In the end of the 1800's and into the early 1900's, the percentage of the labour force what were in the fishing industry boomed.