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What is The Constitution
This important document would lay the groundwork essential to the founding of the United States as a democratic republic?
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What is taxation without representation
This term means that the colonists were taxed with no vote and for no rational reason, imposed by King George?
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What is a working coil
This type of coil is when you take a line and wind it clockwise in a circle.
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What are the markings on their belly shells and the color of their claws.
These are two ways of identifying male versus female crabs. Must name two distinct ways.
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Who are Tim and Michael
Which two people in the Lady Maryland's crew was born in California?
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Who is Alexander Hamilton
This Federalist served as the first Secretary of the Treasury and advanced policies that favored the wealthy finance man and seaport merchants of the northeastern U.S.?
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What is 150 million
On average, this many hotdogs are consumed on July 4th each year?
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What is Pungy Schooner (will accept just Schooner)
Lady Maryland is this type of boat.
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What are Biology and Environmental Science/ Audiology and Speech Pathology
Katie and Blake are awesome sailors. However, before we met them, both graduated college with degrees in what fields?
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What is a fin whale
This is the second largest animal that has lived on Earth
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Who is Aaron Burr
This American vice-president (who once tied for the presidency) killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel believing the former Sec. of the Treasury has destroyed his reputation?
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What are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
These are the three main rights we all have under the Declaration of Independence?
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What is a skipjack
Sigsbee is this type of boat.
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When there are no oysters of the opposite gender nearby.
The condition under which male and female oysters swap genders.
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Who are Tim and Chris
These two members of Lady Maryland's crew have crossed both the pacific and Atlantic oceans.
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What is Valley Forge
George Washington’s troops were stationed here during the winter of 1777-78. Hundreds of men died from disease and exposure to the elements?
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What is Massachusetts
This state was the first state to declare Independence Day a holiday?
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What is GPS fix navigation and Three-point navigation.
These are two different types of navigation on a boat
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Get the dip-net!
When Jacob saw a ray swimming beside our boat he did this. Explain and act out Jacob’s reaction to the ray.
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What is Essex
What was the name of the famous whaleship sunk by a sperm whale and led by Captain George Polland Jr. and Owen Chase as First Mate?
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Who are Lewis and Clark
These two men were sent by Jefferson to learn about and survey the newly acquired Louisiana territory and also discover its plant and animal life?
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What is July 8, 1776
This was the day of the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence?
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What is "Threatening weather seems to be approaching, visibility decreased, wind shifts direction or increases in velocity, any traffic approaches within 2 miles, vessel is standing into danger, something is broken or not working properly, and in doubt."
These are the standing orders we received on the first day on the boat. Name four of these orders.
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Swan Creek Marina, Sandy Point, Phillip’s Wharf, Horn Point, Calvert cliffs, Point Lookout, and St. Mary’s City
These are our seven campsites. Name four
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The name derives from sailing ships in which the toilet area for the regular sailors was placed at the head or bow of the ship
Why are the toilets on ships called "heads"?
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