Question

During the late 18th and mid-19th centuries, Europeans and North Americans were attracted to nearby coastal waters due to potential economic gains from
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Responses

catching trout and cod fish.
catching trout and cod fish.

catching seals and whales.
catching seals and whales.

shipbuilding.
shipbuilding.

finding riches on unexplored islands.

Answer 1

catching seals and whales.

Sealing and whaling were lucrative in that period for oil, baleen, and other products, driving European and North American activity in nearby coastal and polar waters.