WHAT DOES HAWAII HAVE TO OFFER?

Why Hawaii: Background

Location, location, location

Missionaries Money interests

Sugar trade – plantation owners white Americans

Independent monarchy The native people

One early visitor described... The ease with which the Hawaiians on their own

land can secure their food supply has undoubtably interfered with their social and industrial advancement. . . . [It] relieves the native from any struggle and unfits him for sustained competition with men from other lands. The fact that food is supplied by nature takes from the native all desire for the acquisition of more land. Today's food can be had for the picking, and tomorrow's as well. Instead of grasping all he can get, he divides with his neighbor, and confidently expects his neighbor to divide with him.

How the US Takes Hawaii: Background

• Americans dominate economy & government• Build plantations, warehouses,

railroads, banks, hotels, stores, et cetera

• Dominated Hawaii’s legislature and cabinet!

• King Kalakaua - 1887 Constitution: Pearl Harbor & voting rights

• “Hawaii for Hawaiians” versus annexation• Sugar interests increase in 1890

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Queen Lili’uokalani

“The cause of Hawaiian independence is larger and dearer than the life of any man connected with it. Love of country is deep seated in the breast of every Hawaiian, whatever his station.”

Queen Lil Fights Back

• 1891: Queen Liliuokalani , “Hawaii for Hawaiians”

• 1887 constitution void

• New constitution strengthen monarchy

The Americans Get Aggressive

• 1893, planter uprising overthrow Lil • The provisional government

"would exist until terms of union with the United States of America have been negotiated and agreed upon.“

• Sanford Dole (President)• marines stormed the islands• raised stars and stripes in

Honolulu.Sanford Dole

The Road to Annexation

New President: Grover Cleveland – opposed & withdrew annexation treaty

Dole, “no right to meddle” July 4, 1894: Republic of Hawaii Skirmishes and martial law US people favored annexation 1896: McKinley & Spanish

American War 1898 July 1898: Hawaii becomes

territory USA – what changed???? William McKinley

Grover Cleveland

How did America’s actions in Cuba compare to those in Hawaii

Do you think America’s actions in Hawaii were fair? Explain

Your Notes Class Notes

Why Hawaii? Background

How does the US take Hawaii?

How does it compare to the US taking Cuba?

Do you think America’s actions in Hawaii were fair?

Sanford Dole

                                                       

Grover Cleveland

William McKinley

“The New Temptation on the Mount: “ Behold all this I will give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.” A “World- Wide Empire” including Hawaii and the Philippines, is offered on the horizon.