Abstract:
This article addresses the implementation of whaling activity on the east coast of the United States, from the 17th century, taking as its starting point the beginning of the modern era and the formation of capitalism in the western world. It focuses on the relationship between the production of whale derivatives in the South Atlantic and Pacific with European markets and the rise of industrialization. It also analyzes the US whaling expansion towards the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, its presence on the African, Brazilian and Chilean coasts, throughout the first half of the 19th century, when the North Americans built their economic hegemony, through commercial activities, trading derivatives of whales off the coast of Africa, Rio de Janeiro and the Chilean coast. The sources used were scrutinized in Brazilian archives and libraries and in the main documentation centers and libraries in New England, USA.
Keywords:
New England; Imperialism; Environment