Annexing Hawaii

Annexing Hawaii

1898

Why Hawaii?•Political: to spread

democracy-Hawaii had a monarchy

•Economic: for resources such as sugar & fruits, land, cheap labor, & trade routes/markets

•Religious: Convert them to Christianity

PERMS•Military: for a

naval base in the Pacific

•Social: To spread our culture.

•Social Darwinism: We believe we need to “civilize” them.

Steps to Annexation

•1820s: American farmers begin buying cheap land in Hawaii

•They grow sugar and recruit cheap labor from China, Japan, & the Philippines

Steps to Annexation

•1875: Turning Point for US plantation owners

•US makes a deal with Hawaiian King that there will not be a tax on sugar

• So we buy their sugar cheaper & plantation owner make more money!

•US plantation owners want more power in Hawaiian gov.

Steps to Annexation

•1886: US asks King if we can have a naval base

• King says no! Why?

•1887: Bayonet Constitution: American landowners led an uprising

• King is pressured to sign Constitution

•US gets base at Pearl Harbor & large landowners get voting rights

• King is losing power

Steps to Annexation

•1891: King Dies!

•Queen Liliuokalani (sister) takes over & makes Constitution null & void to rid American Power

Revolt!

•John Stevens & Sanford Dole led revolt

•US marines help

•Overthrow Queen

•Dole declares himself President of Hawaii

Hawaii is Annexed

•1898: Hawaii becomes a US territory under President McKinley

•Dole becomes 1st Governor

•Why don’t we make them a state?

•Becomes state 1959 -50th!