because they made oil of it. At that time they hadnt discovered the oil that we use today. So they made oil from whales... And because it is was (and still is) a great foodsource. It verry healthy and it has a lot of Omega-3 in it.
the early north west coadst were the most people that were makah whaling b/c the europeans stoped them from doing it
the early europeans settled is the east coast
It wasn't a single person who started it. It was actually an entire group of europeans in the 16th century
The Europeans. =D
Europeans
in Europe
spanish
it was when the europeans settled in australia
hunting and gathering
Whaling became popular in the early U.S. colonies in the late 17th and early 18th centuries, particularly in New England. The demand for whale oil for lighting lamps, as well as for lubrication and soap-making, drove the industry forward. By the mid-18th century, towns like Nantucket and New Bedford emerged as major whaling hubs, contributing significantly to the economy and the development of maritime culture in the region.
Whaling has been an activity for thousands of years, archealogical discoveries in South Korea suggest evidence of whaling occuring as early as 6000 BC. Commercial whaling is widely though to have begun in the late 1800s and early 1900s with the invention of various whaling devices such as the flexible harpoon and steam winches.
Europeans travel to America around late 15th century and early 16th century.