Question

S1: The Europeans started colonising Africa since it was abundant in minerals and plantations.

S2: Africans were self-sufficient and did not want to work.

Select the relevant options:

• A. S1: True; S2: True; S2 is the reasons for S1
• B. S1: True; S2: True; S1 and S2 are independent sentence
• C. S1: True; S2: False
• D. S1: False; S2: True

Answer 1

The correct option is B S1: True; S2: True; S1 and S2 are independent sentence

The Europeans had hoped to establish plantations and mines to produce crops and minerals, which could be exported to Europe. They faced the issue of manpower as the natives were not willing to work for them. Africans could sustain themselves by living off the land and rearing livestock. People never really had to work for wages.