What new england industry quickly collapsed with the discovery of oil in pennsylvania?

The Whaling industry was quickly collapsed with the discovery of oil in Pennsylvania.

Further Explanation:

The Whaling industry was a major industry in New England before the discovery oil in Pennsylvania before 1900. Whale oil was used in lamps for illumination in the dark. After the discovery of petroleum oil the whale oil was quickly collapsed since petroleum oil was began to be extract pumped from the ground and refined in to kerosene for lamps.

The main use of whale oil was in lighting the lamps as a candle wax. The whaling industry collapsed partially in the civil war which began in 1861.

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Answer details:

Grade: Senior Secondary School

Subject: Computers and Technology

Chapter: Environmental Study

Keyword:

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