AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919
AMERICAN IMPERIALISM
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Question
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Hawaii asked to be a part of the U.S because they liked the Great Lakes and wanted to settle there
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They asked nicely
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They encouraged a revolution and forced King Kalakaua to sign a constitution that placed many whites in control
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King Kalakaua died and left Hawaii without a ruler
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Detailed explanation-1: -On January 16, 1893, United States troops invaded the Hawaiian Kingdom without just cause, which led to a conditional surrender by the Hawaiian Kingdom’s executive monarch, Her Majesty Queen Lili’uokalani, the following day.
Detailed explanation-2: -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.
Detailed explanation-3: -King David Kalākaua (1836 – 1891) is often known outside of Hawai’i by his nickname, the Merrie Monarch, so-called for his patronage of Hawaiian music, dance, and culture. He loved the traditional Hawaiian dances, and so helped to revitalize a waning tradition of hula.
Detailed explanation-4: -Part of it is likely due to the so-called “Bayonet Constitution, ” where Kalākaua was basically forced, by a small group of powerful, white businessmen, to sign a new constitution at 2 in the morning on July 6, 1887.