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ANNEXATION OF HAWAII1893-1898

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Hawaiian-American Relationship

Christianity Standardize Alphabet Bibles written in

Hawaiian Advancement of

Agriculture and Business

Monogamy Ban of Alcohol Ban of Gambling

Ports for Whalers Sugar Plantations Naval Base Economic growth for

Hawaiians and Americans

What American Brought Hawaiian Contributions

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The Tables Turn•King Kalakaua died•Liliuokalani took the thrown•Queen Liliuokalani husbands died•Weakens ties with United States•Installment of anti-American Constitution•Revolution breaks outs

Queen Liliuokalani September 2, 1838 - November 11, 1917

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The Revolution Tour of U.S.S. Boston Queen call of military

and police forces Minister Steven demand

for marines and navy Committee of Public

Safety (COPS) forms Queen states she could

make new Constitution to the people’s desires

Minister John L. Steven

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The Revolution Cont. . . Head of COPS

resigned and navy sent home

Queen dismissed military but not police

Minister Stevens called for navy again

Riots put down Provisional

Government set up

Queen forces surrendered

Stanford B. Dole declared President

Stanford B. Dole was declared the President of Hawaii

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Request for Annexation Minister Stevens asked

for annexation President Harrison

begins to draft Queen sent Paul

Neumann to Washington in protest

President Harrison recognized the de facto government

Britain refused to recognize the de facto government

Sent British warship to Hawaii’s harbor

Hawaii’s public land under defense

Secretary of State John W. Foster held seven private conferences

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Negotiations of the Treaty

Sugar bounty Oceanic cable Laws and contract

system Chinese immigration

Issues

Secretary of State John W. Foster was the head of negotiations.

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Submittal of the Treaty

On 14, January, 1893, treaty submitted to the Senate

No serious opposition

Brought letter of appeal Took advantage of sugar industry Interfered with continental expansion Interfered with other nations’ affairs.

Paul Neumann Arrived

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Withdrawal of the Treaty

Jealousy International

morality Involvement in the

Revolution

On 9, March, 1893 President Cleveland withdrew treaty.

Reasons

President Grover Cleveland

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Investigation of the Revolution

United States takeover dishonorable

Moral, racial, historical, strategic, and commercial, interference

Queen will never accept crown back under President Cleveland’s conditions

James H. Blount was sent to Hawaii to investigate the Revolution.

Results

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President Cleveland’s Opposition Would not resubmit

treaty Keep image of

enlightened country Introduce restoration

policy Sherman Silver

Purchase Act more important

“Our country was in danger of occupying the position of having actually set up a temporary government on foreign soil for the purpose of acquiring through that agency territory which we had wrongfully put in its possession”

-President ClevelandSpeech to Senate18, December, 1893

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Queen Liliuokalani’s Restoration Would not accept

President Cleveland’s conditions for restoration

No pardon to revolutionists

Jailed on 16, January 1895

Next day British citizen attempt to free Liliuokalani

Provisional Government protect against attempt to reestablish monarchy

24, January, 1895, Queen Liliuokalani abdicates her thrown

Denounce heirs Found guilty of treason

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Threats from Japan Frustrated with

Hawaiian immigration laws

Hawaii reduced Japanese immigration quota

Hawaii relied on United States for protection

Sent two warships Annexationist William McKinley became President in 1897

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Joint Resolution President McKinley

drew up treaty Japan wanted to

included in negotiations President Dole had to

settle Japan went to Imperial

Court United States

annexation of Hawaii is illegal according to the Constitution

Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Theodore Roosevelt asked President McKinley for annexation

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More TroublesCuban Situation of 1897 Annexationists Fight

Preoccupied Senates attention

War with Spain Pocket Emptier Hawaii huge investment Violation of the

Constitution

Naval port, Pearl Harbor Protection from Spain Supplies needed for war Protection from future

enemies Sugar plantations

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Newlands Joint Resolution On 4, May, 1898, Francis

G. Newlands submits Allow United States to

annex any land with joint resolution

On 15, June, House of Representatives passes

On 6, July, Senate passes

On 7, July President McKinley signed annexation measure Francis G. Newlands of Nevada

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12, August, 1898Hawaii officially became a territory on

And the fiftieth state on

21, August, 1959

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Conclusion