I believe that would be the fault line.
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The correct answer is A. reduce environmental risks and costs associated with shipping goods long distances.
Localized economies are more sustainable as they do not rely on expensive transportation and as a result are more resilient. Localized economies also provide more opportunities for more locals
Missionaries were the first group from the United States to settle in Hawaii. They were followed by the businessmen. Then, the military came.
American Protestant missionaries lead by Reverend Amos Starr Cooke settled in Hawaii on 1837. He set up a school to educate future monarchs. He became the unofficial adviser to the King, one of his previous students. Cooke influenced the king's decision to devise a land reform that allows businessmen to buy land from the locals and become sugarcane planters.
Hawaii's location is ideal for strategic warfare, thus, the military settled there.
