AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919
THE SPANISH AMERICAN WAR
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Detailed explanation-1: -Queen Lili’uokalani was imprisoned for eight months in a single room on the second floor of ‘Iolani Palace. She spent the next five months under house arrest at Washington Place until she was pardoned on October 23, 1896.
Detailed explanation-2: -During her imprisonment, she abdicated her throne in return for the release (and commutation of the death sentences) of her jailed supporters; six had been sentenced to be hanged including Wilcox and Nowlein. She signed the document of abdication on January 24.
Detailed explanation-3: -In 1909 she established a trust for Hawaiian children in need, and left her estate to help Hawai’i’s children. She died on November 11, 1917, and was given a royal burial. Her life remains an inspiration to Kānaka Maoli and many others.