USA HISTORY

American settlers in Hawaii quickly discovered that the climate and soil of the islands were suitable for growing ____

(A) tobacco

(B) ** sugar cane

(C) coffee beans

(D) potatoes

Concept note-1: -As trade with China and Japan grew, many Americans became interested in Hawaii. American settlers quickly discovered the climate and soil was suitable for growing sugar cane.

Concept note-2: -American settlers in Hawaii found that the climate and soil of the island were suitable for growing sugarcane.

Concept note-3: -When Americans began looking overseas for new markets in the 1800s, therefore, they naturally tended to look westward. Even before imperialist ideas became popular, Americans had begun expanding across the Pacific Ocean toward East Asia.

Concept note-4: -What were the elements of the new Hawaiian constitution forced by a group of prominent planters? The elements were that they forced the queen to give up power and requested that the United States annexed Hawaii. Who was Queen Lilioukalani? Queen Liliuokalani was the queen of Hawaii.