For which colonies was whaling especially important? ironworking?

The correct answer to this open question is the following.

Whaling was an important activity for the colonies of New England.

The colonies of New England could not grow crops as the Middle colonies did or the Southern colonies did. The soil in New England was not as fertile as the other colonies. It was rocky soil. And the weather conditions did not help to produce good cash crops.

That is why the colonists of New England became good whalers, great fishermen, and shipbuilders. Their life and sustenance depended on these activities.

in 1862, president lincoln's emancipation proclamation opened the door for african americans to enlist in the union army. although many had wanted to join the war effort earlier, they were prohibited from enlisting by a federal law dating back to 1792.

explanation:

it was justfied as english were being brutal to the colonist and they needed to be stopped therfor causing a war but the moral over that is yes it was justifed