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"We, the sugarcane planters of the Hawaiian Islands, petition for a treaty of commercial reciprocity with the United States. Under this agreement, our sugar would enter American markets free of import duties, and in return, American manufactured goods would enter Hawaii duty-free. This arrangement will bind our island's economy to the United States and secure American capital for our plantations, ensuring our mutual prosperity."

—Petition of Hawaiian sugarcane planters to the United States government, 1874

The commercial agreement proposed in the petition is best understood as an example of which of the following nineteenth-century developments?

  1. The growth of economic imperialism through foreign trade and investmentCevap
  2. B
    The establishment of direct colonial administration over the Hawaiian Islands
  3. C
    The revival of early modern mercantilist trade policies
  4. D
    The transition to state-planned industrial factories in East Asia

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The growth of economic imperialism through foreign trade and investment
The correct answer is correct because the reciprocity treaty described in the petition is a classic example of economic imperialism. Through trade concessions and capital investment, a foreign power (the United States) gained substantial influence over Hawaii's economy and politics without establishing direct administrative rule at that time.

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1
Analyze the source and context of the petition.
The petition was written by sugar planters in Hawaii in 1874, proposing a duty-free trade agreement (reciprocity) with the United States to secure capital and bind Hawaii's economy to the United States.
This establishes the historical context of late-nineteenth-century economic relations between industrial powers and export-oriented agricultural regions.
2
Identify the core historical process represented by the source.
The arrangement shows an industrialized nation using trade agreements and capital investments to dominate the economy of a territory without direct political rule.
This is the definition of economic imperialism, which was a major consequence of industrialization in Unit 6.
3
Differentiate economic imperialism from other options.
Direct colonial rule involves political administration, which is not described here. Mercantilism is an early modern concept, and industrial factories in East Asia are geographically and conceptually unrelated.
This confirms that the growth of economic imperialism is the correct and most precise choice.

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