Assertion (A): Since the 1790s, American merchants had

Last updated: 7/23/2022

Assertion (A): Since the 1790s, American merchants had stopped at Hawaii on their way to China and East India, and 30 years later, U.S missionaries founded Christian schools and churches there. Reason (R): By then, American-owned sugar plantations made up about 75 percent of the islands' wealth, and plantation owners had imported thousands of laborers from Japan, Portugal, and China. Which of the following is TRUE for the above statements? Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of A. Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation of A. A is false, and (R) is true. A is true, and (R) is false.