Which of the Following Statements Describes How the Native Hawaiian

question 26

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements describes how the native Hawaiian population fared by the 1890s, following the American presence in Hawaii?

• A) The native Hawaiian population's quality of living rose dramatically, as they became the primary laborers in U.S. sugar production and earned higher wages than they had previously.
• B) Although trade agreements with the Americans produced economic troubles, native Hawaiians remained dominant over the Americans simply because their population was so much greater.
• C) Diseases such as smallpox caused the native Hawaiian population to decrease such that it was only a minority, with Asian immigrants, who often worked as cheap labor, as the largest ethnic group.
• D) The native Hawaiian population suffered because the United States never agreed to sign a trade agreement with its leaders, and crops grown there were restricted from entering the United States.
• E) The native Hawaiian population successfully prevented the introduction of Christian missionaries to the islands, and instead, the Americans adopted much of Hawaiian culture as their own.

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Definitions:

Internal Attribution

The inference that a person is behaving in a certain way because of something about the person, such as attitude, character, or personality.

Birth Cohorts

Groups of individuals born during the same period who experience similar historical and social conditions.

Internal Attribution

The process of ascribing the cause of a behavior to personal aspects such as personality, disposition, or attitude.

Self-Serving Bias

The tendency to take credit for success but deny responsibility for failure.