(A) ** They were in a key place for trade between North American and Asia
(B) Their military was the best in the world
(C) They were the most cultured country
(D) Queen Lili’uokalani was looking for a foreign suitor
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Concept note-1: -A key provisioning spot for American whaling ships, fertile ground for American protestant missionaries, and a new source of sugar cane production, Hawaii’s economy became increasingly integrated with the United States.
Concept note-2: -Because of their excellent harbors and strategic location nearly equidistant from the coasts of the Orient and North America, the Hawaiian Islands quickly became a primary stop on the Pacific trade routes.
Concept note-3: -Reciprocity Treaty of 1875, free-trade agreement between the United States and the Hawaiian kingdom that guaranteed a duty-free market for Hawaiian sugar in exchange for special economic privileges for the United States that were denied to other countries.