(A) ** Hawaii and Queen Lili’uokalani tried to stop the annexation of Hawaii
(B) ** The sinking of the Maine caused the U.S to overlook the defeated treaty that would stop Hawaii from being annexed
(C) Hawaiians asked to be a part of the U.S
(D) ** Hawaii is the 50th state in the Union
(E) ** The U.S apologized for overthrowing Hawaii
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Concept note-1: -1993: President Clinton apologizes for 1893 overthrow of Hawaiian monarchy. President Bill Clinton signs legislation apologizing for the U.S. role in the 1893 overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy.
Concept note-2: -The precipitating event leading to the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom on January 17, 1893, was the attempt by Queen Liliʻuokalani to promulgate a new constitution that would have strengthened the power of the monarch relative to the legislature, where Euro-American business elites held disproportionate power.
Concept note-3: -On January 17, in the year 1893, the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi was illegally overthrown. The following remembrance recorded by Johanna Wilcox speaks of the overwhelming sadness felt by the population after the overthrow and annexation of Hawaiʻi to the United States of America.
Concept note-4: -House Joint Resolution 259, 55th Congress, 2nd session, known as the “Newlands Resolution, ” passed Congress and was signed into law by President McKinley on July 7, 1898-the Hawaiian islands were officially annexed by the United States. Sanford Dole became the first Governor of the Territory of Hawaii.