POPULATION OF THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS, 1778-1878Year17781823Population242,000135,000124,000107,00084,00073,000186070,000186663,000187257,0001878**58,000*1853: 97.5% of the population born in Hawaii**1878: 83.6% of the population born in Hawaii1831-321835-3618501853*Source: Alfred W. Crosby, Germs, Seeds and Animals: Studies in Ecological History, 199430. Which of the following best explains the overall population trend shown in the table?(A) Large-scale migration from the Pacific Islands to the Americas for plantation labor(B) Conflict between Pacific Island states(C) The spread of epidemic diseases as a result of contact with Westerners(D) The expansion of the Japanese empire in the Pacific

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Which of the following best explains the overall population trend shown in the table? (A) Large-scale migration from the Pacific Islands to the Americas for plantation labor (B) Conflict between Pacific Island states (C) The spread of epidemic diseases as a result of contact with Westerners (D) The expansion of the Japanese empire in the Pacific

Which of the following best explains the overall population trend shown in the table? (A) Large-scale migration from the Pacific Islands to the Americas for plantation labor (B) Conflict between Pacific Island states (C) The spread of epidemic diseases as a result of contact with Westerners (D) The expansion of the Japanese empire in the Pacific