2007-12-25 12:50:12 · 2 answers · asked by charles w 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography
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2007-12-25 13:02:32 · answer #1 · answered by Silverhorn 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I could not find anything conclusive. I found and exerpt from "Slaves in the American Maritime Economy, 1638-1865: Economic and Cultural Roles".
A white seaman named John Willock noted with
admiration in 1781 the small-boat handling abilities of slaves on St. Kitts.... American small boats and the skill
necessary to build and handle them were truly creole - an amalgam of West African, European, and Native
American technologies.... Euro-American seamen
like Willock might marvel at the surfmen’s dexterity and learn techniques of boat construction and boat-handling
from them, but for the most part Europeans eschewed small-boat work in the Americas, making it the province of
slaves."[30]
2007-12-25 21:57:18 · answer #2 · answered by Max 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋