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Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
When did whalers start coming to New Zealand?
Before the 19th century (1700's)
1805
1840
Early 20th century (1900's)
Māori offered whalers fresh food and water. In exchange, Māori received manufactured goods, clothing, and sometimes muskets.
Manufactured goods
Clothing
Muskets
Animals
Māori and British worked alongside each other catching and processing the whales. Both groups felt they benefited.
True
False
How did Māori benefit from this arrangement?
They learned new skills
They acquired manufactured goods
They got to share interesting and humorous stories
They had a 'whale' of a time
How did the British whalers benefit from working alongside the Māori?
They also had a 'whale' of a time
They started hunting birds on land
The gained access to a land base for their stations which allowed them to process the whales that they caught
They had a local labour force
Marriage between whalers and Māori often forged a bond that secured the protection of local rangatira (chiefs).
True
False
Some Māori took work on ships. They travelled to places as diverse as Australia, Asia, North America, England, and Europe. However, they were sometimes...
Ill-treated on board
Abandoned in foreign ports
Cheated of their wages
Treated awesomely
As early as 1805, Philip King, British governor of New South Wales, was discussing the problem with Māori in Sydney, but in practice he couldn't do a thing. Britain had no control over its citizens once they left British-owned territory. And it had no authority either in New Zealand or on the high seas.
True
False
New Zealand's high-quality timber was sought after in what two countries?
The Netherlands and Australia
France and Britain
Britain and Australia
The Netherlands and Britain
Flax fibre had long been used by Māori for many purposes. But British traders wanted it for one thing – to make...
Toys for their children or as a souvenir of their travels
Rope for ship's rigging
Bags, belts and accessories
Crafts to sell at different ports around the world
In the 1820s, Māori sold flax in return for goods such as...
Beads
Muskets
Blankets
Whale products
Māori offered their services to prepare and bring the flax to collection points for Pākehā traders to export
True
False
