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The Annexation of Hawaii Questions and Answers Already Passed The Hawaiian Islands ✔✔A chain of 8 large and about 100 smaller islands located about 2,000 miles West of California. Ruled by a M... onarchy in the late 1800s Pearl Harbor was located there. What does annexation mean? ✔✔to take over without permission and make it a part of something bigger. Why was the US interested in Hawaii? ✔✔• white man's burden--to spread christianity • to keep European powers out of Hawaii • the SUGAR TRADE- lots of sugar cane plantations and sugar growers • The US made profits of the sugar cane What was the US relationship with Hawaii? ✔✔Hawaii became a territory of the United States because the United States wanted to build military bases on the islands including Pearl Harbor. Eventually it became a US. state. What is a nationalist? ✔✔a person who has extreme pride in their country. They think their country is superior to other countries. What was the major imported good from Hawaii? ✔✔Sugar Pearl Harbor ✔✔It was a large harbor in Hawaii. The US built a a navy base there. It provided protection and gave the United States a strategic advantage with Sea travel and war. Why were the Hawaiian islands viewed as important to the US and other countries? ✔✔US businesses and the US Navy viewed them as a valuable area. For Its agriculture resources-especially SUGAR For the location in the Pacific Ocean Hawaiian Islands and Pearl Harbor was located in the Pacific Ocean. Perfect place to set up the naval base to refuel and resupply ships. Who was Queen Liliuokalani? ✔✔• She was the leader of Hawaii in 1890 • She was a Hawaiian Nationalist, who had great pride in Hawaii and put her country first. • She wanted control over the Hawaiian islands, so she took away the powers of the American sugar planters. What was the Hawaii Revolution of 1893? ✔✔a group of businessmen with the help of US soldiers, overthrew the Hawaiian Queen because they wanted more control. Put her in jail. Their leader was Sanford B. Dole- owner of pineapple business. They wanted to become part of the United States US President Grover Cleveland opposed the takeover and would not help the Queen regain control. He was anti- Imperialism. Hawaii became an independent Republic, with Dole as its president. Which left it open to being taken over by the US eventually. Who ruled the new Republic of Hawaii? ✔✔Sanford Dole, (DOLE PINEAPPLE) who was beginning his pineapple business, declared himself president of the Republic of Hawaii without a popular vote. The new government found the queen guilty of treason and sentenced her to five years of hard labor and a $5,000 fine. Why did the group over throw the queen? ✔✔The businessmen claimed that they were overthrowing the queen because: • She and the government were corrupt • To make Hawaii a more democratic government • to protect Hawaii from being overthrown by other European countries • so the US would protect and help Hawaii What was the US reaction to the Revolution in Hawaii? ✔✔The U.S. government refused to help the Queen regain her throne. When she died in 1917, Hawaii had become an American territory. In 1959, Hawaii became the 50th state. What was President Cleveland's view of the Hawaiian Revolution? ✔✔He was ANTI IMPERIALISM A Démocrate He opposed annexation, even though the American public favored it. He also called American interference in the Hawaiian revolution "disgraceful". At first He recommend that the monarchy be restored was rejected by Congress. Who was William McKinley ✔✔He was PRO IMPERIALISM. A Republican EXPANSIONIST He was elected president after President Cleveland. he focused on making the US a world power Why were there US missionaries in Hawaii? ✔✔• To spread Christianity • because of the belief in the "white man's burden" (the responsibility of white men to take care of uncivilized countries and people. What is a tariff? ✔✔A tax placed on goods imported from foreign countries. Tariffs enable a nation to raise money and protect a nation's home-grown goods from cheaper priced foreign items. what was the the MCKINLEY TARIFF? ✔✔also known as the Tariff Act of 1890 raised the taxes on foreign imports to almost 50% The act was backed by the Republicans who strongly supported high tariffs on imported goods. It protected US businesses and goods form foreign competition. This would make imported goods from other countries more expensive for consumers to buy. Consumers would then buy American goods instead. Mckinley tariff negatively impacted hawaiian sugar growers. What effect did the McKinley Tariff have on Hawaii? ✔✔Mckinley tariff negatively impacted hawaiian sugar growers. Hawaiian businesses and sugar planters sold less sugar to the US market and made less money and this caused a wide spread economic depression in Hawaii. The sugar growers, mostly white Americans, knew that if Hawaii were to be ANNEXED by the United States, the tariff problem would naturally disappear. What was the turning point in the US Hawaiin relationship? ✔✔The passing of the McKinley Tariff. Because most of the wealthy sugar plantains and industry were white American Businessmen they decided to push for the Annexation of Hawaii. They knew if Hawaii was part of the US then their businesses and goods would not be taxed on their goods. Because this businessmen wanted Hawaii to become part of the US their influence helps to make it happen. Hawaii was annexed by a joint resolution in 1900? ✔✔This means the resolution to Annex Hawaii was passed by both the House and Senate. This was done because it made it easier to pass because all it had to be was a majority vote. Some politicians opposed the annexation, but on April 23, 1900, Hawaii officially became a territory. Eventually, iIn 1959, Hawaii officially became the 50th state in AMERICA. How do Hawaiian feel about the Annexation by the US? ✔✔After a century of American rule, many native Hawaiians remain bitter about how the United States acquired the islands. In 1993 President Clinton apologized. [Show More]

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