Did you know that some of the sailors who chased whales in the North Atlantic were African Americans? From Colonial times to the twentieth century, men of African ancestry were active in New England’s whaling industry as sailors, blacksmiths, shipbuilders, officers, and owners.
By the 1840s, about one-sixth of the workers on whaling ships were black sailors; and by 1900, African Americans and Cape Verdeans had become a majority. Who were some of the African Americans who became whaling masters?

Here is a link to a web page about them. Click here. Read the information and then type a sentence about the whaling masters, the other whalers and what they did.

Type your name in the Name box, and then type your information in the big box. Print the puzzle when you finish. Or, print the puzzle and write your name your information by hand.